The adhesive substance (|kwae) used in arrowmaking and its preparation for use

The adhesive substance (|kwae) used in arrowmaking and its preparation for use

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 is making Arrows. Preparation thereof. (L VIII.-1. 6088-6091). The marking of Arrows. (L VIII.-26. 8289-8392). Arrow Bags. (L VIII. 30. 8663 rev., note). </i>The making of |<i>kwae</i> - a milky juice from a pumpkin-like poisonous plant which is used to secure arrow-heads.

1) p.6090v: |han≠kass'o imitates the rolling up of this substance upon a Driedoorn stick, 2) see also <i>Arrowheads</i>, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-1

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January 1878

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