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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa61
Composed of a length of bone inserted into sinew bound hollow wood sleeve and glued. It is tapered at both ends.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Arrow Fore-ShaftAa60
Composed of natural bone inserted and glued into a sinew-bound hollow wood sleeve. The length of bone tapers at both ends, and is darker at the exposed end.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
ArrowAa56 a-b
Double-barbed metal point (part a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- iron metal, sinew, reed grass, wood and adhesive
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
ArrowAa55 a-b
Double-barbed metal point (part a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- wood, adhesive, iron metal, sinew and reed grass
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
ArrowAa54 a-b
Double-barbed metal point (part a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- iron metal, sinew, reed grass, wood and adhesive
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
ArrowAa53 a-b
Double-barbed metal point (a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- iron metal, sinew, reed grass, wood and adhesive
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
KnifeAa77
Long, pointed metal blade sharpened on both sides and fitted into a short wooden handle. Both blade and handle taper from the point where they are joined.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- metal and wood
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
AdzeAa76
Carved, cylindrical wooden handle with curved, triangular metal blade inserted into knotted end. Flat end of the blade is sharpened at the top. Opposite end is pointed and set into the wood at a right angle.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- wood and iron metal
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
BowAa96
Black horn, bound at centre and near each end with sinew. The string is sinew lashed to bow.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- gemsbok horn and sinew
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
PinEdz926
A silver hairpin that has an elongated u-shape, 6.5cm. long. Affixed to the bottom of the 'u', there is a flat piece that is roughly rectangular in shape, 2.5cm. long and is engraved with geometric patterns and with the design of a moth and a Chinese cash.
- Culture
- Chinese: Hakka
- Material
- silver metal
- Made in
- Tai O, Hong Kong, China
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia