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1989.28.20

Fighting-stick with point bound at right angles to the elbow haft with rattan. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]


1989.28.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fighting-stick with point bound at right angles to the elbow haft with rattan. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]
Long description
Fighting-stick with point bound at right angles to the elbow haft with rattan. The point is decoratively carved and painted with red and white pigment. It is tipped with a cassowary claw bound on with a ring of plaited rattan. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Highlands
Person
Field collector Michael Carey
PRM source Michael Carey
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1972
Date collected
1970 - 1972
Acquisition information
Donated: 18/07/1989
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bird Claw, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Depth: max 35 mm, Width: max 400 mm, Length: max 690 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1989.28.20

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