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Description: | Arrow (Bedamuni: samogèi). An arrow presented to initiated boys by a male relative. The name of the arrow signifies the fact that the boys are now grown-up and can marry (samogè- means ‘to steal a woman’). However, the arrow is never used to shoot anything.
The motif of this samogèi is uncommon in the central Bedamuni area. It may mean the same thing as other samogèi motifs: a symbolic representation of female genitals.
This arrow was bought from Isone, of Obeimi village.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.28xii
caption: Detail view of part of Horniman Museum object no 1982.28xii | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bamboo wood plant fibre bone fishing & trapping) Bedamuni arrows (hunting Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-143844 | Go to resource |
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