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38-24-42

From: Solomon Islands | Bougainville

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 38-24-42
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Solomon Islands | Bougainville
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel
Description

Cane shaft, long wooden point with 8 barbs on one side, 7 on the other, asymmetrically placed, and small notched protuberance behind barbs; and entire point is painted black. Wrapping of plant cuticle at junction of shaft and foreshaft. Elaborate shaft markings on first internode and in a solid band on 2, 3, 4, 5, internode.

Length 171 cm
Credit Line Gift of Fred Harbert, 1938

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