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Quivers and Arrows (IJda (juiver, iirti' arrows). Tubes of leather, 

 with leather cap and thong- for suspension. Arrows poisoned. Made 

 by the Wa Kamba, living in Moshi. The arrows are three-feather, 

 foreshafted, timely made. Sold in bundles of four or five, tied up in 

 corn husk.s. [Fig. --i.] 



Length, 26^ to 29 iuches (quiv'ei). 



Length, 25| to 27 iuches (arrows). 



Wa Kamba tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. ir)lSir> 



Fig. 24. 



Quiver and Arrows. 



Wa Kamba of Moshi, Mouut Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 



(O.-.t. No. 15181.'), U. S. N M. Gift of Dr. W. I,. Al.hott. ) 



Bird-arrows. Long, slender, tapering rods, well polished; nock, bul- 

 bous; triple-feathered; points formed by sharpening the shafts and 

 covering them with a ]ioisonous coating. 



Length, 24f inches. 



W:i Teita tribe; East Afii<':i. inilS.S 



Bow. Round wooden bow; well made and strong; hooped at intervals 

 with rings of sinew. String of sinew. The hoops are used to ]»re- 

 vent t]\e wood from sjditting. 



Length, 4 ieet 10 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilinia-Njaro, East Africa. ir.l.'dd 



Bow. Hound wooden bow, liooped oi' banded in on<' place with a iing 

 of sinew. 



Length, 4 feet 7f iuches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount iviliina-Njaro, East AlVica. IT.ir.lT 



Bow. Made of a plain branch, with a few projecting knobs. I^o nocks 

 for string, the occurrence of which is extremely rare in African 

 bows. 



Length, 4 feet 3 inches. 



Wa Cliaga tribe; Monut Kilinia-Njaro, East Africa. 



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Bow. Formed from a branch. The back of ]>ow presents undressed 

 surface, with knobs protruding; belly rounded. No nocks. A most 

 l)rimitive type of this weapon. 



Length, 4 feet 9^ inches. 



Wa Chaga tril)e; Mount Kilinia-Njaro, East Africa. 



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