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Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/167

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with carved lines encircling the top three at the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with criss-crossing rattan and beeswax. A thin line is scratched around the top of the shaft three times. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

  • Type of Item spear
  • Culture Asmat
  • Material bamboo grass, wood, rattan, resin, bee wax
  • Measurements height 125.0 cm, diameter 1.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
  • Received from Lorne Balshine
  • Made in Papua
  • Collection Date during 1980
  • Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2948/0167

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