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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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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]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Ockelford Oldman
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

Search terms: Weapon, Spear