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1911.65.28

Spear with bamboo shaft and obsidian blade. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]

1911.65.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with bamboo shaft and obsidian blade. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]
Long description
Spear with bamboo shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to a wooden red, black and white painted decorated section, incised with bands, chevrons and dots, and a turtle. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
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 Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Chip Carved, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Depth: max 34 mm, Width: max 43 mm, Length: max 1644 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.65.28

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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