Arrow from Papua New Guinea

This arrow head is constructed of bone (the barb) and what looks like some kind of horn or hoof (the head).

Bamboo and Bone Arrow Designs

These arrows are amazingly long- about 5.5 feet- and they have a variety of patterns that I rolled out so that they can be seen in their entirety. They are constructed of three components: the arrow head (bone), which fits into the top of the shaft (either a piece of wood or very thin bamboo). This in turn is fitted into a slightly larger stalk of bamboo. The binding is made of thin strips of plant fiber and the paste includes the blood from the hunters' testicles (ouch! ((I imagine))) I still haven't seen the bow that could shoot such huge arrows, but if I get the chance I'd love to draw that too. 

Water Lily (?) Pattern Tobacco Pipe

This bamboo pipe differs from the others because of its lizard skin wrappings (which were really fun to paint) All of the pipes with this pattern have this rich coloring. The first five pipes I drew were an ashy bamboo color and the designs looked as though they had been burned in.