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Knife-bladed arrow with a shaft of arrow reed (Gynerium sagittatum, called 'waiwu') holding an iron knife-blade, which is bound in with grass fibre that has been blackened with gum. It is decorated with tufts of small feathers held by white cotton thread with black banding. The shaft is undecorated. The flight is of two opposed radial feathers bound at both ends, and at selected places in between, by blackened cotton thread, decorated with tufts of small feathers. The end is notched and bound.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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