Long wood and bamboo spear. Wooden head is long and concave, with carved lines encircling the piece in three areas. The head is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join and a few thin lines have been scratched near it as well as the butt. The nodules have been shaved smooth.

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• Type of Item spear
• Culture Asmat
• Material bamboo grass, wood, rattan, plant fibre, bee wax, ochre pigment, lime pigment
• Measurements height 121.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 1.3 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
• Received from Lorne Balshine

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• Made in Papua

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• Collection Date during 1980
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 2948/0159