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1911.64.45

Spear with bamboo shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to the shaft by a decorated section of resin, carved with triangles and painted with red and white pigment. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]


1911.64.45

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with bamboo shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to the shaft by a decorated section of resin, carved with triangles and painted with red and white pigment. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]
Geographical reference
Admiralty Islands Bismarck Archipelago
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 Obsidian Stone, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Material Pigment, Process Chip Carved, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Bound, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Depth: max 31 mm, Length: max 1530 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.64.45

Search terms: Weapon, Spear