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Arrow with a shaft of arrow reed (Gynerium saggitatum, called 'waiwu'), squeezed at one end and bound by cotton thread to the wood point, which has a single line of barbs grouped in threes and fours. The shaft is undecorated. The flight is of two opposed radial feathers bound at the top and bottom with gummed cotton. The ends of the feathers are decorated with smaller feather tufts. The end is notched and bound with cotton.
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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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