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29-89-31
From: Solomon Islands | Buka Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-89-31 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Solomon Islands | Buka Island |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel |
Description | Construction as 29-89-24. Shaft-markings: For 2d internode, cf. 2d and 3d of 29-89-24; in 3d internode, elongated triangle stands on simple lined band with only one open area; 4th and 5th internodes have bands each containing two tiers of 3 lined rectangles each, with 3 transverse strokes between the tiers; in the 4th internode there is also a longitudinal stroke between two of the upper rectangles, and in the 5th internode there is such a stroke between every two rectangles in the upper tier. In the 6th internode two figures formed by the coalescence of 4 triangles like those of the uppermost decorated internode of 29-89-25 stand on a similar base with the upper band filled in almost solid. |
Length | 140.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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