Spear
29-58-58
From: Malay Archipelago (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-58-58 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Malay Archipelago (uncertain) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Wood | Bamboo |
Description | Stout shaft, tapering towards butt, which is inserted in a section of bamboo (two joints). The slender blade which tapers gradually to a roundish point is inserted in the shaft by means of a tang; the insertion is reinforced by means of an iron ring and a tube of plaited copper wire. This type of plaiting occurs on the Borneo spear P 1181; varied patterns on P 1170, 1154. For the insertion of the butt in bamboo cf. the Sepik spears apears 29-50-453, 465, 466, etc. |
Length | 177 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Other Number | AF1998 - Old Museum Number |
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