Ok the arrow measures 31 1/2" and is at least 150 years old could be much older.
Does anyone know what kind of arrow and head this is.

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Looks like a fowling head, used for hunting large birds (fowl)

The forward-curving barbs prevent penetration into the bird by getting caught up in the feathers, yet still giving enough impact to kill the bird.

Swept-back, swallow-tail heads, normally associated with hunting! are no good against birds as they slice them open and effectively destroy the innards - not what you want for your Sunday dinner!

Thanks for the info. So if it is a hunting arrow who would have used this type of arrow and what time period. how old and country of origin.

ok lets just say its for sure over 100 years old easy to see that. I think it might be asian central indians. Does anyone recognize the arrowhead

Maybe hunting head , as suggested, but I think I've read before that some heads where wide with the sharpened edge on a wide crescent shape to cut cordage or damage sails when fighting on board ships ?

Check the photo looks like the ame feathers and arrowhead. HistoryThe Chokwe were once one of the twelve clans of the great Lunda Empire of 17th- and 18th-century Angola. They eventually became independent when they refused to continue paying tribute to the Lunda emperor. Their successful trading and abundant resources caused them to be one of the wealthiest groups in Angola. By 1900 the Chokwe had dismantled the Lunda kingdom altogether, using guns they had received in trade from the Ovimbundu. Chokwe language and influence then began to dominate northeastern Angola and spread among the Lunda peoples.

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think i see the exact errow in this group and the arrow is for big game and would date from the late 19th century.

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