Quiver and arrows for identification

Lee · 8th April 2023, 05:04 PM

Received from a non-member for your consideration, believed to have been collected during family travels in the 1930s. African?

milandro · 9th April 2023, 09:57 AM

They look like arrows as used by the pygmies of Congo , most of the times these are made for the tourists consumption, could even be made from San Tribes

wildwolberine · 27th May 2023, 08:46 PM

Hi! Yes, the quiver and arrows are West African. I’m not sure what the tribal affiliation is, possibly Hausa? The reference in front of me is in German LOL. Likely from Niger/Nigeria/Cameroon region. At one point I had a decent collection of ethnographic archery items but I’ve sold most of it off over the years.

8th April 2023, 05:04 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 887	Quiver and arrows for identification Received from a non-member for your consideration, believed to have been collected during family travels in the 1930s. African? Attached Images

9th April 2023, 09:57 AM	#2
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 416	They look like arrows as used by the pygmies of Congo , most of the times these are made for the tourists consumption, could even be made from San Tribes

27th May 2023, 08:46 PM	#3
wildwolberine Member Join Date: May 2023 Location: San Antonio Posts: 88	Hi! Yes, the quiver and arrows are West African. I’m not sure what the tribal affiliation is, possibly Hausa? The reference in front of me is in German LOL. Likely from Niger/Nigeria/Cameroon region. At one point I had a decent collection of ethnographic archery items but I’ve sold most of it off over the years.