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97-120-1026

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 97-120-1026
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo | Wood | Peel
Description

Bone point, hardwood foreshaft inserted into cane shaft. Junction of point and foreshaft and also of foreshaft and shaft wrapped with plant cuticle covered with white clay. Foreshaft divided into bands, five of them painted red and bordered with narrow bands of black lines. two of the natural bands have decorative designs drawn in black lines.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-120-1026 - Old Museum Number | unknown - ANSP Number

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