Wooden spear with loose plant fibre binding at pointed tip. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spear with loose plant fibre binding at pointed tip. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with narrow wooden shaft tapering towards a flattened, pointed tip. Part of the tip is loosely bound with plant fibre. Below this, the top of the shaft is decorated with four bands of black paint. There is a small ring of hair around the butt and a notch inside it. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Victoria
Person: Field collector John Sanderson; PRM source Finlay Sanderson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1871
Date collected: Before 1871
Acquisition information: Donated: 1952
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Hair, Material Pigment, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Notched
Dimensions: Depth: max 20 mm, Length: max 2213 mm, Width: max 18 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1952.3.9.6 Other PRM accession number: 1952.3.9f

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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