Arrow Shaft

73-18-34A

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 73-18-34A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Peel | Vegetable Fiber | Pigment
Description

Carved spear. Plain bamboo foreshaft, with reed binding at one end that attaches to detachable hardwood head. Head has sharp squared tip and seven sets of four barbs each. Painted red. Underneath the barbs of the first two sets is some decorative plaited grass. Some barbs broken.

Length 103 cm
Credit Line Gift of Watson Kitner, 1973
Other Number 21 - Other Number

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