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Maasai Bow and Arrows SB.1.48

Maasai Bow and Arrows SB.1.48

 SB.1.48 
 Bow 
 Bow and arrows. Maasai. Kenya. No 37. XI.E.16. Original list: "Maasai. Bow. Wood, brass, catgut. Warrior" Dark wooden arch, circled at several points by copper wire and wire, then stretched using a vegetable fiber cord. The two arrows which accompany it have iron points, one short and triangular, the other, longer, lanceolate and barbed. They are fitted on a wooden barrel and then fitted at the rear with a tail with remains of ostrich feathers. The Last Of The Masai: 52 (incomplete reference). See Die Masai: 236 (incomplete reference). 
 Category (s) Bow 
 Material (s) Wood. Brass. Catgut [Wood. Brass. Catgut] 
 Location (s) Kenya  

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