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1899.62.672

Wooden spear bound with plant fibre in several places. Both ends of the spear have been broken. [FB 11/10/2018]


1899.62.672

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden spear bound with plant fibre in several places. Both ends of the spear have been broken. [FB 11/10/2018]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector H.A. Tufnell
Field collector Henry Archibald Tufnell
Field collector Sir William MacGregor
PRM source Henry Anson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899.
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 2875 mm, Diameter: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.62.672
Research and responses

There are two photographs in the Photos Archive of Fijian or Tongan spear-heads collected by Tufnell (1998.186.21 .1-2). This object may feature in one of them. [CF 15/5/2001]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear