Bamboo Quiver & 6 Arrows
date: label: Accession Date
content: 16 Apr 1928
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Horace N. Allen
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "5 short arrows. 1 long arrow. 1 carved quiver. Illus. in USNM AR, 1891; Pl. 29, figs. 1,2,3,5; p. 480." Arrows identified on p. 480 as Hual-sal. Bamboo shafts, iron heads, triple feathering; the long ones are used by bowmen, the shorter ones with heavy heads are for children's games. Length 20 to 32 3/4 inches. Quiver identified as Jun-dong. Bamboo cylinder carved with flowers and birds in low relief on a lacquered ground. Cap with hinge; two cleats by which the suspending string is fastened. Length 45 inches. Carried over the shoulder. The bow and arrow are not commonly in use in Korea at present.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 101058
label: USNM Number
content: E130878-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Quiver / Arrow