Arrow-making

Arrow-making

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 VI</i>

1) Date on p.8296: 6 &amp; 12 March, 2) p.8292v: |han≠kass'o observed this himself, 3) p.8326v: asking living and dead rainmakers for rain, 4) p.8327v: on the ||

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2 March (and taken up again on the 16 March) - 24 March 1879

Custom and daily life

Artefact and dress

arrows ( arrow-making )

arrows ( and feathers )

arrows ( and reeds )

arrows ( poisoned )

arrows ( are placed on a bush )

arrows ( precautions taken with those that are poisoned )

arrows ( the 'working' or making of )

arrows ( names for the different parts of )

arrows ( the name of the head is !gaura )

arrows ( the 'arrow's mouth' )

arrows ( the name of the shaft is |ßkauro )

arrows ( the poisoning of )

arrows ( and the use of a whetstone for polishing the arrow-head )

arrows ( sharpening the head )

arrows ( and the use of the !kui, or digging-stick stone )

arrows ( and the use of sinews, or !nui )

arrows ( the rubbing of the reed shaft with |kuai juice )

arrows ( and the use of fire )

arrows ( the implements used to make )

arrows ( ||kho is put in the arrow's mouth )

arrows ( the dividing, shaping and straightening of the reeds )

arrows ( the cutting and attaching of the feathers for )

arrows ( the smoking and colouring of the shaft )

poison ( and arrow-making )

poison ( -arrows )

poison ( precautions taken with -arrows )

poison ( 'poison fang's poison' )

poison ( made using saliva )

poison ( its heat )

poison ( ||kuirri is shredded to make )

poison ( is made when it is cool )

poison ( becomes green )

poison ( is made in the morning )

poison ( on the arrow shaft )

poison ( that works quickly or slowly )

poison ( ≠ku )

poison ( the juice from the ||kao plant )

poison ( from snakes and their venom )

poison ( from plants )

poison ( the making of )

poison ( collecting )

poison ( that is strong )

poison ( from strong snakes )

poison ( the efficacy and strength of various )

poison ( combinations of various )

place ( where snake poisons are found )

place ( where things die fast or slow )

place ( where its serpents are strong )

place ( and the snakes there )

place ( that is bad, strong or |gi ya )

place ( and arrow-making )

reeds ( and arrow-making )

reeds ( and the making of the arrow-shaft )

reeds ( are rubbed with |kuai juice )

reeds ( the 'mouth' is cut )

reeds ( are 'worked' with )

reeds ( are made straight )

reeds ( are scraped using a knife )

reeds ( are straightened using the !kui, or digging-stick stone )

reeds ( are put in porcupine's hole )

reeds ( are collected in a net )

reeds ( and the straightening of arrows )

reeds ( are cut )

reeds ( are divided )

reeds ( are hidden )

feathers ( and the making of arrows )

feathers ( are cut )

feathers ( are attached to the shaft )

feathers ( are pressed into place )

implements ( used in the making of arrows )

implements ( the !kui, or digging-stick stone )

implements ( the straightened reed )

implements ( a knife )

sinew ( called !nui )

sinew ( used in the making of arrows )

sinew ( is wound around the arrow-shaft and coated with poison )

snakes ( their 'poison bag' )

snakes ( their 'gall' )

snakes ( their poison sac membrane )

snakes ( the puffadder, or !guken )

snakes ( their venom used to make arrow-poisons )

snakes ( |xam names of various )

snakes ( that are 'strong'; from a 'strong' or a 'bad' place )

snakes ( the people observe the efficacy of their poison )

snakes ( methods of removing their poison )

snakes ( and arrow-making )

plants ( the ||kuirri )

plants ( ||kho is put in the arrow's mouth )

plants ( reeds are rubbed with |kuai juice )

plants ( the names of various that are poisonous )

plants ( used to make arrow-poisons )

plants ( ≠ku is made from the juice of the ||kao )

digging-stick stone ( the !kui )

digging-stick stone ( and the making of arrows )

digging-stick stone ( used to straighten reeds )

||kho ( is put in the arrow's mouth )

||kho ( and the attachment of the arrow-head )

fire ( used to smoke and colour arrow-shafts )

fire ( and the making of arrows )

fire ( its tongue )

whetstone ( and the making of arrows )

whetstone ( and polishing the arrow-head )

whetstone ( called |kou |kou )

names ( of poisonous snakes and plants )

names ( and arrow-making )

names ( for the different parts of arrows )

names ( !kui or digging-stick stone )

names ( sinews, or !nui )

names ( reeds rubbed with |kuai juice )

names ( ||kho put in arrow's mouth )

names ( ||kuirri shredded to make poison )

names ( poison called ≠ku )

names ( juice from the ||kao plant )

names ( a place from where strong or poisonous snakes come is called |gi ya )

names ( puffadder is called !guken )

8293-8302, 8315-8334