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Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/173

Bamboo and wood spear. A narrow, concave head of bamboo is bound to a narrow wooden shaft with string and beeswax. The shaft has been carved into patterns highlighted with lime. This is inserted into a thicker shaft of bamboo, secured with rattan and beeswax. There are natural ruddy-brown striations along the shaft.

  • Type of Item spear
  • Culture Asmat
  • Material bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre, bee wax, rattan, ochre pigment, lime pigment
  • Measurements height 10.42 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 0.9 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 2948/0173

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