Notebooks
Story: Arrow-making
Title
Arrow-making
Collection
Summary
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 in making Arrows. Preparation thereof. (L VIII.-1. 6088-6091). The marking of Arrows. (L VIII.-26. 8289-8292). Arrow Bags. (L VIII. 30. 8663 rev., note). An account of the making of arrows, using reeds, feathers rubbed with |kuai juice, sinew, ||kho and an arrow-head. The next day the people poison the arrows, when it is cold and the people do not perspire.
Comments
1) Date on p.8296: 6 & 12 March, 2) p.8292v: |han≠kass'o observed this himself, 3) p.8326v: asking living and dead rainmakers for rain, 4) p.8327v: on the ||kuirri plant, the Driedoorn stick, a dance (the |goo), a game (ssauken) and a game of ball (!khumm), 5) p.8328v: what the |xam call the snake's venom, or 'poison fang's poison'; ≠ku poison is taken from the juice of the ||kao plant, 6) p.8329v: a 'strong' snake comes from a 'strong' place: strong and weak poison and the number of venom sacs used in its making, 7) pp.8332v & 8333v: keeping the poisoned arrows out of the sight of little children , 8) See also The ||kuken and Feathered arrows and poison, 9) This story is found in Book VIII-26
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
2 March (and taken up again on the 16 March) – 24 March 1879
Categories
Custom and daily life, Artefact and dress
Keywords
arrows (arrow-making) , arrows (and feathers) , arrows (and reeds) , arrows (poisoned) , arrows (are placed on a bush) , arrows (precautions taken with those that are poisoned) , arrows (the 'working' or making of) , arrows (names for the different parts of) , arrows (the name of the head is !gaura) , arrows (the 'arrow's mouth') , arrows (the name of the shaft is |ßkauro) , arrows (the poisoning of) , arrows (and the use of a whetstone for polishing the arrow-head) , arrows (sharpening the head) , arrows (and the use of the !kui, or digging-stick stone) , arrows (and the use of sinews, or !nui) , arrows (the rubbing of the reed shaft with |kuai juice) , arrows (and the use of fire) , arrows (the implements used to make) , arrows (||kho is put in the arrow's mouth) , arrows (the dividing, shaping and straightening of the reeds) , arrows (the cutting and attaching of the feathers for) , arrows (the smoking and colouring of the shaft) , poison (and arrow-making) , poison (-arrows) , poison (precautions taken with -arrows) , poison ('poison fang's poison') , poison (made using saliva) , poison (its heat) , poison (||kuirri is shredded to make) , poison (is made when it is cool) , poison (becomes green) , poison (is made in the morning) , poison (on the arrow shaft) , poison (that works quickly or slowly) , poison (≠ku) , poison (the juice from the ||kao plant) , poison (from snakes and their venom) , poison (from plants) , poison (the making of) , poison (collecting) , poison (that is strong) , poison (from strong snakes) , poison (the efficacy and strength of various) , poison (combinations of various) , place (where snake poisons are found) , place (where things die fast or slow) , place (where its serpents are strong) , place (and the snakes there) , place (that is bad, strong or |gi ya) , place (and arrow-making) , reeds (and arrow-making) , reeds (and the making of the arrow-shaft) , reeds (are rubbed with |kuai juice) , reeds (the 'mouth' is cut) , reeds (are 'worked' with) , reeds (are made straight) , reeds (are scraped using a knife) , reeds (are straightened using the !kui, or digging-stick stone) , reeds (are put in porcupine's hole) , reeds (are collected in a net) , reeds (and the straightening of arrows) , reeds (are cut) , reeds (are divided) , reeds (are hidden) , feathers (and the making of arrows) , feathers (are cut) , feathers (are attached to the shaft) , feathers (are pressed into place) , implements (used in the making of arrows) , implements (the !kui, or digging-stick stone) , implements (the straightened reed) , implements (a knife) , sinew (called !nui) , sinew (used in the making of arrows) , sinew (is wound around the arrow-shaft and coated with poison) , snakes (their 'poison bag') , snakes (their 'gall') , snakes (their poison sac membrane) , snakes (the puffadder, or !guken) , snakes (their venom used to make arrow-poisons) , snakes (|xam names of various) , snakes (that are 'strong'; from a 'strong' or a 'bad' place) , snakes (the people observe the efficacy of their poison) , snakes (methods of removing their poison) , snakes (and arrow-making) , plants (the ||kuirri) , plants (||kho is put in the arrow's mouth) , plants (reeds are rubbed with |kuai juice) , plants (the names of various that are poisonous) , plants (used to make arrow-poisons) , plants (≠ku is made from the juice of the ||kao) , digging-stick stone (the !kui) , digging-stick stone (and the making of arrows) , digging-stick stone (used to straighten reeds) , ||kho (is put in the arrow's mouth) , ||kho (and the attachment of the arrow-head) , fire (used to smoke and colour arrow-shafts) , fire (and the making of arrows) , fire (its tongue) , whetstone (and the making of arrows) , whetstone (and polishing the arrow-head) , whetstone (called |kou |kou) , names (of poisonous snakes and plants) , names (and arrow-making) , names (for the different parts of arrows) , names (!kui or digging-stick stone) , names (sinews, or !nui) , names (reeds rubbed with |kuai juice) , names (||kho put in arrow's mouth) , names (||kuirri shredded to make poison) , names (poison called ≠ku) , names (juice from the ||kao plant) , names (a place from where strong or poisonous snakes come is called |gi ya) , names (puffadder is called !guken)
Story Pages
8293-8302, 8315-8334
