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1923.85.554

Bamboo spear with spathe 'feather' attached in slit at one end. The spathe is secured using cane. [LKG 15/12/2008]

1923.85.554

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo spear with spathe 'feather' attached in slit at one end. The spathe is secured using cane. [LKG 15/12/2008]
Long description
Bamboo spear with spathe 'feather'. The shaft is formed from a long strip of bamboo which has been split at one end and bound again at the tip with a ring of plant fibre. In this split a lozenge-shaped sheet of spathe has been inserted and secured with cane. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Donated: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Spathe, Material Cane Plant, Material Bamboo Spathe Plant, Process Fletched, Process Carved, Process Tied
Dimensions
Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 96 mm, Length: max 1976 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.85.554

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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