ETHNOGRAPHICAL OBJECTS. 435 
iron points, with long slender tangs inserted in hole drilled in 
shaft, which is wrapped with sinew. The points and ends of 
shafts are thickly smeared with a black resinous substance said to 
be arrow poison. ‘Two of the arrows, consisting of shafts, without 
feathers or points, are unfinished. The middle part of the quiver 
is wrapped with leather, with a broad leather loop attached for 
carrying. An awl with a sharp iron point and a round wooden 
handle that has been used as a cutting-block is stuck in the latter. 
There is also suspended from the quiver a long leather sheath in 
which are two fire sticks, one unused, with two similar sticks 
tied outside. A square leather pouch with a triangular flap is 
also hung from the quiver. This contains the following objects : 
Two small boxes made of shaved tip of horn, one with shrunken 
hide cover containing arrow poison. 
A long narrow bag of coarse unbleached cotton cloth, intended 
to cover fire sticks and scabbard. 
Skein of soft white cotton thread. 
Bowstring of sinew. 
Sharpening stone; a thin slab of sandstone, showing much use. 
Small spud of spear, recently sharpened to edge. 
Hook of twisted brass wire used to suspend objects in travelling. 
Strip leather, and fragment trader’s striped cotton cloth. 
Length: quiver, about 25 inches; arrows, about 23 inches; fire 
sticks, 13 to 19 inches; awl, 6% inches. 19023 
GABBRA. 
Bow. Of hard wood, ovoid in section, and with single curve. 
Has nocks cut for string. Latter of two-ply twisted sinew. 
Length, 574 inches. 18899 
BORAN. 
Arm Rings (8). Flat sections of ivory tusks, stained and polished 
by use. Some perfect and others broken. Several of the latter 
mended with leather thongs, and one with flat copper wire. Ex- 
ternal diameter about 4} inches; internal, 3 to 3} inches; 
thickness 33; to 2 inch. 18938 
Arm Rings (2). Made of toe-nail of elephant, identical with 
those worn by Arbore, similar in form and size to preceding, between 
which they are worn. 18939 
