Arrow Point Item Number: Aa59 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mottled metal rod, flattened at one end to form a double-barbed point. Edges are sharp, point is blunt.
History Of Use
Used by boys for learning to hunt.
Cultural Context
Practice hunting.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Arrow Point
- Identification Number
- Aa59
- Type of Item
- point
- Material
- iron metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- rolled and beaten
- Overall
- height 10.0 cm, diameter 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0287/0048 k