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29-89-24

From: Solomon Islands | Buka Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-89-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Solomon Islands | Buka Island
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel
Description

For construction see Frizzi, Baessler-Archiv, Sup. VI, 1914, fig. 60, lower row, 4th from right. This has only two barbs in middle group. Shaft markings: In 2d and 3d internodes (from butt) two elongated right-angled triangles with curvilinear hypotenuse; in 3d internode, 3 similar, less elongated figures with short oblique strokes rising from hypotenuse. In each case the figures stand on a ring. Tip and base of point wrapped with plant cuticle.

Length 140.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917

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