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BowAa105

Miniature bow, simple curve, made of gemsbok horn. Bound at either end and at centre with sinew. Strung with twisted sinew, attached at both ends by knotted loop.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok horn and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverAa104 a-b

Quiver made of rolled piece of bark (part a), capped at either end with skin. One cap is fixed in place, and one is removable (part b). A doubled loop of strong rawhide is bound to quiver as handle by means of sinew. The centre of the quiver also bound with sinew.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bark, skin and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa109

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa108

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa107

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa106

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa103

Composed of two sections: tan reed shaft shaped at one end to fit bowstring, hollowed at other to hold black wood section. Reed shaft bound with fibre at hollowed end; black shaft, pointed at both ends, also wound with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa102

Composed of two sections: tan reed shaft shaped at one end to fit bowstring, hollowed at other to hold black wood section. Reed shaft bound with fibre at hollowed end; black shaft, pointed at both ends, also wound with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa101

Composed of two sections: tan reed shaft shaped at one end to fit bowstring, hollowed at other to hold black wood section. Reed shaft bound with fibre at hollowed end; black shaft, pointed at both ends, also wound with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa100

Composed of two sections: tan reed shaft shaped at one end to fit bowstring, hollowed at other to hold black wood section. Reed shaft bound with fibre at hollowed end; black shaft, pointed at both ends, also wound with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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