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58-17-69
From: New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-69 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | New Guinea |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Wood | Bamboo | Peel | Vegetable Fiber |
Description | Shaft of cane to which is joined a short wooden section which is split at the top and has a lanceolate shaped tip carved from bamboo. Wood and cane joint has a natural fiber band over it; tip is held into wood by a similar band wrapped narrow strips of coarse fiber and, at the top, several rows of braided cord with black hair. |
Length | 127 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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