- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Palmwood spear shaft and wooden barbed head, bound on with cane, and separate hook and feathers each bound on with cane ending with an expanding butt. [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
- Long description
- Palmwood spear shaft and wooden barbed head, bound on with cane, and separate hook and feathers each bound on with cane ending with an expanding butt. The head is covered in a black resinous substance and red pigment. The binding for the wooden hook is also covered in resin. The head, which is a separate piece of wood, has come loose in bindings [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1907
- Date collected
- Before 1907
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1907
- Materials and processes
- Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Material Bird Feather, Process Carved, Process Bound
- Dimensions
- Height: max 27 mm, Length: max 2745 mm, Width: max 47 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1907.60.24
1907.60.24
Palmwood spear shaft and wooden barbed head, bound on with cane, and separate hook and feathers each bound on with cane ending with an expanding butt. [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
1907.60.24
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