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2018.221.1

Spear with cane shaft and obsidian blade set into the top of a carved figure. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/9/2018]

2018.221.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with cane shaft and obsidian blade set into the top of a carved figure. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/9/2018]
Long description
Spear with cane shaft and obsidian blade set into the top of a carved figure. The figure at the top of the shaft depicts a man emerging from the mouth of a crocodile. Both the man and the crocodile are decorated with red, white and black pigments. The figure and the blade are set into resin. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/9/2018]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago Admiralty Islands Manus
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921?, uncertain
Date collected
Probably 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924 Found unentered: 13/09/2018
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Obsidian Stone, Material Resin Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Depth: max 33 mm, Width: max 46 mm, Length: max 2489 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.221.1

Search terms: Weapon, Spear, Figure

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