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29-89-259
From: Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-89-259 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Wood | Bamboo | Peel | Feather | Seed | Pigment |
Description | See 29-89-253 and cf. 29-89-259, 29-89-197, etc. The pith-like filling above the foreshaft and the corresponding part of the point are covered with feathers. For painting of point (convex side) cf. Biro (Berlinhafen), pl. XIX, fig. 20. There are two long ellipsoid figures side by side, and the tendril-like finial is wanting. Encrustation of Coix seeds near insertion of foreshaft. For lashing, cf. 29-89-198. For shaft markings, cf. Biro, pl. XXIII, fig. 16. |
Length | 145 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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