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ner edges of the arrowhead points. The points are not inserted into 

 the shaft, but are cut on a bias so as to fit snugly against the sides of 

 the shaft, where thej' are securely wrapped Avitli cord of twisted 

 bark. 



Length of head, 10 centimeters (8.9 inches) ; length of arrows, 154 

 centimeters (60 inches). Bagobo, INIindanao Island, and Negritos, 

 Panay Island. Collected by Misses E. H. and S. S. Metcalf and 

 Lieut. W. F. H. Godson, United States Army (pi. 3, Nos. 7, 8.) 

 Cat. Nos 28620(5 and 306681, U.S.N.M. 



Ar'TOw, Negritos^ Zmnhales Province. — The shaft is formed of a 

 shoot of bamboo; the head is of iron shaped like a spike, squared 

 at the base and barbed at each of the four corners with 20 to 30 

 barbs formed by chiseling; the point is gradually tapered and plain. 

 The tang is socketed into the bamboo shaft and is wrapped with 

 bejuco for a distance of 7 centimeters. The forward end of the 

 wrapping is blackened with beeswax. Feathering consists of two 

 feathers resembling the large wing feathers of a hawk ; they are at- 

 tached by means of a wrapping of split bejuco (rattan) at a distance 

 of 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) from the nock. The nock end of the 

 shaft is wrapped with bejuco and has a slotted incision at the nock. 

 Length of arrow, 140.6 centimeters (54 inches) ; length of iron head, 

 13.3 centimeters (5.2 inches). Collected by Lieut. W. F. H. Godson, 

 United States Army (pi. 4, No. 10) Cat. No. 306681, U.S.N.M. 



Composite arrow, Negrito. — This is a composite arrow type -re- 

 sembling in several details the detachable arrowhead made by the 

 Negrito in Africa, in New Guinea, and elsewhere in Malaysia. The 

 shaft is fashioned from a slender shoot of bamboo to which has been 

 attached near the distal end a cord loop or lanyard composed of four 

 strands of two-ply native cord; the place of attachment is securely 

 bound wdth sennet fiber; to the other end of the composite lanyard 

 cord is attached a pointed iron arroAvhead barbed with triple pairs 

 of barbs. When about to be used the iron arrow point is inserted 

 into the distal end of shaft which is wrapped with bejuco; upon 

 striking, the barbs hold the head embedded in the flesh of the game 

 while at the same time the head is pulled from out the socketed 

 shaft. The lanyard cord which is 55 centimeters (17.7 inches) long, 

 drags the detached shaft behind until the wounded animal is caught 

 by the pursuing hunter. Feathering consists of three feathers 

 placed 25 centimeters (10.2 inches) from the nock; the. nock is 

 notched and has a bejuco wrapping cover. 



Length of shaft, 98.5 centimeters (38 inches) ; length of iron head 

 including tang, 14.3 centimeters (5.6 inclies). Negritos, Zambales 

 Province, Luzon. Collected by Lieut. W. T. H. Godson, United 

 States Army. (PI. 4, No. 12.) Cat. No. 306681, U.S.N.M. 



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