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29-89-85

From: Solomon Islands | Buka Island (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-89-85
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Solomon Islands | Buka Island (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel
Description

Construction as 29-89-33 (tip unwrapped). Shaft markings: Internode 2: As internode 1 of 29-89-82. Internodes 3 to 5: As internodes 2 to 7 of 29-89-33. Internode 6: cf. internode 2 of 29-89-82. The spiral is of a half-turn only; the interval is filled with a shaded area surmounted by a slightly oblique line. From each of the two upper angular points a stroke is drawn upwards. On the upper bounding lines stand a number of short strokes.

Length 152 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917

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