Quiver; Motsitsana
Item
Title
Quiver; Motsitsana
Creator
Unrecorded
Subject
Weapons
Description
Physical Description: Quiver made from red hardwood with hide strap and hide cap for base. It has 12 bands of cane binding, and 8 drilled holes for use with firesticks.
Contextual Description: Quiver with arrows in it. Notes from Tshepo Skwambane and Neil Parsons initial visit to view objects, 2017
Contextual Description: 02:46:03 He says these arrows must be from way way back, in view of the bone tips. Transcription by KL of MAC_BB_20190817_RPM3 SL Interview with Tshupo Ntono, Village Elder, Language: Setswana with English translations by SL, 2019
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
Pre 1899
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Whole: 700 mm x 50 mm
Wood; Cane
Identifier
R4007/101
Source
Collected by Reverend William Charles Willoughby, a Christian missionary, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate (1885-1966). It is now the Republic of Botswana, having gained independence from Britain in 1966.
From 1889-92 Willoughby was pastor at Union Street Church, Brighton (now The Font pub). From 1893 to 1898 he worked for the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland. He assembled this collection of objects during this period. This was a period of social and technological changes and these objects represent traditional lifestyles and skills, rather than the contemporary lives of the people Willoughby met.
Willoughby's collection was loaned to Brighton Museum in 1899 when he returned to the UK. The loan was converted into a donation in 1936, and accessioned as acquisition R4007.
Some objects were re-numbered with the WA (World Art) numbering system in the 2000s. These numbers have been reverted to the original R4007/... numbers where possible for consistency in 2019.
In base of quiver was found the front page of comic magazine 'Sketchy Bits' no. 146 vol III. This magazine lasted from 1895-1897. 26/1/67 - presumably the date this page was found.
From 1889-92 Willoughby was pastor at Union Street Church, Brighton (now The Font pub). From 1893 to 1898 he worked for the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland. He assembled this collection of objects during this period. This was a period of social and technological changes and these objects represent traditional lifestyles and skills, rather than the contemporary lives of the people Willoughby met.
Willoughby's collection was loaned to Brighton Museum in 1899 when he returned to the UK. The loan was converted into a donation in 1936, and accessioned as acquisition R4007.
Some objects were re-numbered with the WA (World Art) numbering system in the 2000s. These numbers have been reverted to the original R4007/... numbers where possible for consistency in 2019.
In base of quiver was found the front page of comic magazine 'Sketchy Bits' no. 146 vol III. This magazine lasted from 1895-1897. 26/1/67 - presumably the date this page was found.
William Charles Willoughby
Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
1893-1898
Space/Place
Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
Cultural Group: Khoisan; Basarwa
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International