E1478: Kung San Tree Bark Quiver

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1478

Classification Category:

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

Marks/Labels:

None

Materials:

botanical ➔ bark

Dimensions:

7 cm W
66.6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Kalahari Desert

Use/Function:

Used as a storage vessel for arrows.

Description:

A small dark wood quiver made from the bark of a tree, where the inside of the tree has been hollowed out. There are 12 fiber wrappings to keep the barks natural shape, which possibly prevents it from separating. Both ends have leather fitted caps, one that can be removed and another that is secured to its end of the quiver. There is evidence for a strap to have been attached to the quiver.

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