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1929.89.5

Carved and stained wooden spear with six back facing carved barbs. The surface of the shaft is not smooth. [PH [OPS move] 20/6/2018]

1929.89.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved and stained wooden spear with six back facing carved barbs. The surface of the shaft is not smooth. [PH [OPS move] 20/6/2018]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Manus Province Bismarck Archipelago Wuvulu Island
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Diameter: max 18 mm, Length: max 1610 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.89.5

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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