Spear with bamboo shaft and longer, carved wooden head. The shaft has a drawn, abstract pattern. The head is socketed and bound to the shaft with cane. [DV [OPS move] 22/6/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with bamboo shaft and longer, carved wooden head. The shaft has a drawn, abstract pattern. The head is socketed and bound to the shaft with cane. [DV [OPS move] 22/6/2018]
Long description: Spear with bamboo shaft and longer, carved wooden head. The shaft has a drawn, abstract pattern with dark stained bands either side. The head is socketed and bound to the shaft with cane. [DV [OPS move] 22/6/2018]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Lavongai Bismarck Archipelago
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: By 1909
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Stained, Process Socketed, Process Bound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 24 mm, Length: max 2290 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.64.4

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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