Arrow

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Stopped arrow used for for bleeding animals to draw blood and made by a livestock owner. A tourniquet is put round the animals neck and the arrow shot in the jugular vein from a distance.

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Title: Arrow
Location: Kenya
Type: Arrow
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Iron & Stick
Photographer: Gibsphotography
Local Name: Terema
Community: Pokot
Collection Date: 1974-08
Collected By: Jean Brown

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