Spear
29-89-182
From: Solomon Islands | Southwestern Bougainville
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-182 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Telei |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Southwestern Bougainville |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Bone | Peel | Plant Material | Pigment |
| Description | Compare 29-89-176. The bulge in this case is formed by a separate quoit-shaped wooden ring. Upper group of barbs, 7 tiers; lower, 4 tiers. Besides the red and yellow, black-dyed plant cuticle appears in the basketwork decoration. Incised ornament as 29-89-174. |
| Length | 271 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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