Wooden spear tapering to a point, the end of which is broken. Bound at the pointed end with yarn. The spear shaft is carved with curvilinear design. [FB 28/6/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spear tapering to a point, the end of which is broken. Bound at the pointed end with yarn. The spear shaft is carved with curvilinear design. [FB 28/6/2018]
Long description: Wooden spear tapering to a point, the end of which is broken. Bound at the pointed end with yarn. The spear shaft is carved with curvilinear design. There is a significant split in the wood. [FB 28/6/2018]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; East Sepik Province
Person: Field collector Dorota Starzecka; PRM source Dorota Starzecka
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1980
Date collected: August 1980
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Yarn, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 1921 mm, Diameter: max 34 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.10.51 Other numbers: PR 33

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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