Spear
29-58-113
From: New Hebrides
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-58-113 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Hebrides |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Bamboo shaft with wooden foreshaft carved in the middle into two human masks; at the top the foreshaft is cleft for the insertion of a wooden point or prongs. Above and below the masks the forshaft is wrapped with sinnet. The shaft has been cut into several pieces, one or more of which are missing. Point (or prongs) also missing. |
| Length | 128 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | 5443 / L3 - Other Number |
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