Spear with light wooden shaft, with three wooden points bound to the shaft with resin coated cane. Each point is tipped with bone, bound to them with plant fibre. [RH [OPS move] 30/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with light wooden shaft, with three wooden points bound to the shaft with resin coated cane. Each point is tipped with bone, bound to them with plant fibre. [RH [OPS move] 30/7/2018]
Long description: Spear with light wooden shaft, with three wooden points bound to the shaft with resin coated cane. Each point is stained black and is tipped with bone, bound to them with plant fibre. [RH [OPS move] 30/7/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Queensland
Person: Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear; Field collector HMS Challenger; Field collector HMS Alert; Field collector HMS Flying Fish; PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: 1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Animal Bone, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Painted, Process Stained
Dimensions: Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 1928 mm, Depth: max 26 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.30.9

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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