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97-120-1001

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 97-120-1001
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel | Pigment
Description

Reed, wrapped with string at butt and near butt end. The area between these wrappings is painted with narrow red stripes. The center area is wrapped at intervals with plant cuticle, and these are painted over with red. The point area is covered with red paint. Reed tapers to point, which is slightly worked.

Length 149 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-120-1001 - Old Museum Number | unknown - ANSP Number

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