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

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with wooden shaft and obsidian blade. The blade is attached to the shaft with red painted resin. [RH [OPS move] 6/7/2018]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Admiralty Islands Bismarck Archipelago
Person: Field collector Mr Tucker; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1922
Date collected: By 1922
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1922
Materials and processes: Material Obsidian Stone, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Pigment, Process Chip Carved, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 34 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 1137 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1922.60.10

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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