Spear or staff of dark wood, flattened at the end and slightly paddle-shaped. The shaft is lenticular in section. The spear head is edged with a series of scalloped forms. [DV [OPS move] 21/6/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear or staff of dark wood, flattened at the end and slightly paddle-shaped. The shaft is lenticular in section. The spear head is edged with a series of scalloped forms. [DV [OPS move] 21/6/2018]
Long description: Spear or staff of dark wood, flattened at the end and slightly paddle-shaped. The shaft is lenticular in section. The spear head is edged with a series of scalloped forms, this pattern is repeated on both faces of the spear. There are three 'v' shaped ridges on the terminal. [DV [OPS move] 21/6/2018]
Geographical reference: Cook Islands
Oceania > Polynesia > Cook Islands; Mangaia
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected: ?By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 2690 mm, Width: max 185 mm, Depth: max 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.19.91 PR Cat other PR nos: 659