A pair of Manchu feathered archery signal arrows, Bàojiàn (骲箭)

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Period Qing Dynasty or early Republic period Description A pair of ‘whistle’ or ‘signal’ arrows. The heads, composed of wood and stained bone, with four vent holes, that produce a whistling sound when flying through the air. Wraps of green shagreen below the heads and at the ends below the feather rows. Dimensions L 103 cm

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