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 with five vent holes, that produced a whistling sound when flying through the air. One with the end of the arrow broken off and missing. Dimensions L 103 cm and 91 cm

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