Palmwood spear carved, bound and painted, with an expanded wooden butt of ?bamboo, plant fibre tuffs bound at the base of the head, which is barbed on one side. [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Palmwood spear carved, bound and painted, with an expanded wooden butt of ?bamboo, plant fibre tuffs bound at the base of the head, which is barbed on one side. [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
Long description: Palmwood spear carved, bound and painted, with an expanded wooden butt of ?bamboo, plant fibre tuffs bound at the base of the barbed head, below plaited string.The carving is filled with white pigment, ?lime, and some of the binding has painted black and red bands, and the head has red, black and white pigment. The binding is coming loose. [VS [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
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: 1911
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 2300 mm, Diameter: max 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.64.18

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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