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1998.23.79

Broken off tip end of spear. [CW / MdeA 2 6 98]

1998.23.79

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Collection type
Object
Description
Broken off tip end of spear. [CW / MdeA 2 6 98]
Long description
Broken off tip end of spear. The end narrows to a point before which there is a section of carved notches to act as small barbs. Before this barbed section there is a broader plain section at the end of which is a section of binding of thin twisted plant fibre. [CW / MdeA 2 6 98]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Person
Field collector George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
PRM source Anonymous
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921?, uncertain
Date collected
Probably 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 23/08/1991
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 24 mm, Length: max 776 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1998.23.79

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Fishing, Spear, Hunting accessory, Fishing Accessory

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