The Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh has hunted with a special pair of bamboo arrows with iron heads, much enhanced with their craftsmanship. Adi, an indigenous people of Eastern Himalayas, have a proud warrior culture and sustainable life based on forest resources and its offerings. These arrows are used primarily for big game, symbolizing the tribe's proficiency in making tools for survival in thick mountainous forests. An arrow is made of a robust bamboo shaft, naturally selected for its flexibility and light weight. At the back end, a long shallow groove fits the bowstring. Above the groove, bamboo leaves are attached as fletching. These will stabilize the arrow in flight for accuracy and distance. The iron arrowheads are sharp-pointed, good enough to pierce through the skins of large animals like wild boar or deer.

The making of arrows is a testimony to the continuing interdependence of Adi people with their environment, from bamboo felling to the forging of iron and organic fletching tying. These hunting implements are practical, culturally important, and often used ceremonially in hunting or tribal festivals like Soling. Such traditional weapons would have been handed down through generations preserving ecological knowledge and craftsmanship of the tribes. Though modern implements have been introduced into the tribal way of life, artifacts like these arrows hold their ground as testament to the Adi tribe's ingenuity, resilience, and symbiotic existence with the forest.