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29-89-227
From: New Guinea | Northern New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-227 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Northern New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Wood | Peel |
| Description | Cf. 29-89-223. Point divided into 5 zones by 4 incised rings. Only the uppermost zone has barbs, more developed than those of 29-89-223, etc. Junction of shaft and point enclosed in plaited ring. Shaft markings: Uppermost internode lightly incised with combinations of chevrons and transverse strokes. The style somewhat resembles units of designs from Astrolabe Bay. Cf. Biro, Beschreibender Katalog... Astrolabe-Bai, pl. XI. |
| Length | 169 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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