E1058G: Quiver

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1058G

Classification Category:

5:Tools & Equipment for Science and Technology ➞ Armament ➞ Edged

Marks/Labels:

Pink label attatched to the carrying handle reads: Gantsicraft 2098; Producer: Daoke; Item: H-set; Price:---; (reverse side) !XU; This craft has been produced by residents of the Hanahai Settlement, also known as the !XU who are mostly people of the Nharo Group; Purchased 1991 by Tim Olsen in Gaborone, Botswana.

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ sinew
botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

64.5 cm L
31 cm W
3.5 cm H

Use/Function:

Upon the death of a specific tree in the region, a worm would help in the decomposition process. Normally harvested and consumed as a delicacy, this particular larvae would excrete a poisonous substance if heated slightly. Hunters coated their projectile tips in this poison before hunting large game like giraffe. Once punctured with a poison-tipped arrow, the giraffe died within the day.

Source Locality:

Southern Africa

Acquisition Date:

July 19 2011

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