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29-89-140

From: Solomon Islands | Buka Island (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-89-140
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Solomon Islands | Buka Island (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel
Description

Construction as 29-89-72. Shaft markings: Internode 2: As internode 2 of 29-89-41 (5 "pinnacles"). Internode 3: As internode 2 (3 "pinnacles"). Internodes 4 and 5: As internode 2 (two "pinnacles," with longitudinal strokes from apices). Internodes 7: Grouping of obelisk-like figures and triangles. Internode 6: As 7, with the addition of rhomboids. Internode 8: Obelisk-like figures surmounted by forked strokes; upper part of obelisks separated by crosses surmounted by "antennae".

Length 141.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917

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