Carved and painted spear. Made from wood. The head has carved barbs along one side with a plant fibre tassel beneath. [AB [OPS move] 25/6/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved and painted spear. Made from wood. The head has carved barbs along one side with a plant fibre tassel beneath. [AB [OPS move] 25/6/2018]
Long description: Carved and painted spear. Made from wood. The head has carved barbs along one side with a plant fibre tassel beneath. The head and shaft is decorated with incised geometric designs coated in a white pigment. The shaft is socketed and bound with string into a hollow bamboo butt, the string is painted with red and white chevrons. The bamboo is painted white. [AB [OPS move] 25/6/2018]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; New Ireland Province Kavieng District St Matthias Island
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: By 1911
Acquisition information: Purchased: 07/1911
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Incised, Process Bound, Process Socketed, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 2482 mm, Diameter: max 39 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.64.13

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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