Wooden spear with expanding plant fibre section, and bound, barbed spear head. The section below the head has been carved with a geometric design. [AFS [OPS move] 3/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spear with expanding plant fibre section, and bound, barbed spear head. The section below the head has been carved with a geometric design. [AFS [OPS move] 3/7/2018]
Long description: Wooden spear with expanding plant fibre section, and bound, barbed spear head. The section below the head has been carved with a geometric design. Only two partial barbs remain attached to the spear head, and the tip of the spear head has broken off. [AFS [OPS move] 3/7/2018]
Geographical reference: Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands; San Cristobal
Person: Field collector Victor Gallafent Gurner; PRM source Victor Gallafent Gurner
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1890
Date collected: circa 1890
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 37 mm, Length: max 3282 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.5.24

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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