Wood and bamboo spear. A thin, flat head of bamboo comes to a sharp point, and is bound at its other end to a narrow wooden shaft by string and beeswax. This is inserted into the shaved end of a thicker shaft of bamboo and secured with rattan, fibre and beeswax. Four thin lines are carved around ...

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 striati...

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, concave, dyed red on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to narrow wooden shaft which has been dyed and narrowed slightly towards the join, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft. Both joins are bound with ra...

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, slightly concave, dyed on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to a narrow, dyed wooden shaft by rattan, string and beeswax, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan. A number of thin...

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, slightly concave, dyed on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to a dyed wooden shaft by string and beeswax, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with loosely woven rattan. A number of thin lines h...

Wood and bamboo spear. Head is long, leaf-shaped and concave. It is bound to a narrow wooden shaft with rattan, string and beeswax, which in turn is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with a tight weave of rattan and beeswax. Two thin lines are scratched around the butt of the shaft. ...

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has eight short tiers of twin barbs at top, with several carved, encircling rings nearer the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Thin lines have been scratched around the shaft towards both ends, as well as jag...

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has seven tiers of twin barbs, increasing in size toward the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Long X shapes are carved into shaft, and thin lines scratched around it at top. Columns of short lines have be...

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

Long bamboo and wood spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with a carved, encircling line between each section. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join, with horizontal lines and ‘V’ shapes scratched below and ar...