- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Spear made from wood, the head has carved barbs and incised geometric designs. There is a tassel of plant fibre beneath the head. The butt is of bamboo. [AB [OPS move] 16/8/2018]
- Long description
- Spear made from wood, the head has carved barbs and incised geometric designs. There is a tassel of plant fibre beneath the head. The butt is of bamboo. The head is painted with red, black and white pigment. [AB [OPS move] 16/8/2018]
- Geographical reference
- New Ireland Province Kavieng District St Matthias Island
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1911
- Date collected
- By 1911
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1911
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Incised
- Dimensions
- Length: max 2549 mm, Diameter: max 43 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1911.64.20
1911.64.20
Spear made from wood, the head has carved barbs and incised geometric designs. There is a tassel of plant fibre beneath the head. The butt is of bamboo. [AB [OPS move] 16/8/2018]
1911.64.20
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