DART HOLDER

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

DART HOLDER

Entry/Object ID

414/10395

Description

DART HOLDER/9 POISON DARTS INSIDE/TREE LIMB HOLLOWED OUT

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun
African

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Holder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Parts

Count

1

Material

TREE LIMB

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Poison darts and dart holder. Hollowed out tree limb. Darts are possibly for crossbow. The poison would be placed directly behind the arrow point to prevent accidental poisoning if they accidentally got nicked by the dart. Poisoned darts and arrows have been in use in Southern Africa in particular for at least 70,000 years. Research on a point that was at least 80 years old showed that the poison was still active.