Spear
87-8-64
From: Rantewulu | Sulawesi
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kanca'i |
| Object Number | 87-8-64 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Rantewulu | Sulawesi |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Barbed hunting spear (kanca'i). Wooden shaft with detachable barbed iron blade tied on with nylon cord. When blade enters (e.g.) wild pig, shaft detaches and catches in the underbrush as animal flees. |
| Length | 166 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
| Other Number | 122 - Other Number |
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