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>The arrows are marked with |<i>kwae </i>(called 'Harpis' by the 'Boer' farmers) and <i>tto</i>. The hunters mark their arrows because they want to be able to recognise them when shooting springbok.

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