The marking of arrows

The marking of arrows

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

<i>Arrow making, and Arrow poisoning. By /han≠kass'o (L VIII.-26. 8293-8302, 8315-8334). Two kinds of Arrow. (L VIII.-10. 6923 rev. and 6924 rev., note). Arrow heads, etc. (L VIII.-1. 6086 and 6087). Description of the spur, or barblet, sometimes added to the Arrow shaft by Bushmen. (L VIII.-31. 8770-8773, and 8767 rev., note). The adhesive substance used by Bushmen in making Arrows. Preparation thereof. (L VIII.-1. 6088-6091). The marking of Arrows. (L VIII.-26. 8289-8292). Arrow Bags. (L VIII. 30. 8663 rev., note). </i>

1) This story is found in Book VIII-26

story

28 February &amp; 1 March 1879

Custom and daily life

Artefact and dress

arrows ( the marking of )

arrows ( are marked with |kwae and tto )

arrows ( marked for recognition and identification )

arrows ( used to shoot springbok )

markings ( made on arrows using |kwae and tto )

markings ( on arrows to aid recognition and identification )

tto ( used to mark arrows )

tto ( pounded together with |kwae )

tto ( is red )

tto ( red haematite )

|kwae ( used in to mark arrows )

|kwae ( called 'Harpis' by the 'Boer' farmers )

|kwae ( pounded together with red tto )

names ( of substances used to mark arrows )

names ( used for |kwae by the 'Boer' farmers )

names ( |kwae and tto )

hunting ( and the marking of arrows to aid identification )

hunting ( recognising arrows when shooting springbok )

springbok ( recognising arrows when shooting )

springbok ( and the marking of arrows )

8289-8292