Reed-shafted arrow with carved wooden head. See [1938.36.310 .1 & .16] for the associated quiver and [1938.36.310 .2 - .15] for the associated arrows. [BS [OPS move] 16/10/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Reed-shafted arrow with carved wooden head. See [1938.36.310 .1 & .16] for the associated quiver and [1938.36.310 .2 - .15] for the associated arrows. [BS [OPS move] 16/10/2017]
Long description: Arrow with reed shaft and socketed wooden head bound with plant fibre and covered in red pigment. The wooden head is carved into truncated, stacked cones with white pigment filled incised decoration based on chevrons below. There are two pairs of incised lines at the base. See [1938.36.310 .1 & .16] for the associated quiver and [1938.36.310 .2 - .15] for the associated arrows. [BS [OPS move] 16/10/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Cultural groups: Purari; Namau
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Reed Plant, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre, Material Ochre, Process Carved, Process Socketed, Process Bound, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 10 mm, Length: max 1045 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.310.4 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 310