Spear with a stained wooden shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to the shaft with resin. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with a stained wooden shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to the shaft with resin. [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 Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Chip Carved, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 1444 mm, Width: max 53 mm, Depth: max 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.65.30

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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