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Arrow

1974

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Arrow made from a branch cut from a tree and shaped with a knife.The iron is cut from a tin and sharpened on a stone. The arrow is used shooting a cow in the neck from a distance when blood is needed for drinking with milk. First the neck of the cow is tied with leather rope(gardi) then an arrow is shot in and it goes approximately one centimetres deep.The blood is collected in an okhole and mixed with milk.

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  • Title: Arrow
  • Date Created: 1974
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood & Iron
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Lawe
  • Community: Boran
  • Collection Date: 1976-01-04
  • Collected By: J.Frentz
National Museums of Kenya

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