Spear Item Number: 1479/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal-tipped spear with wooden shaft. The spear tip is attached to the wooden shaft with cord that has been covered in dark grey resin? This cord has also been wound around the butt end of the spear shaft, and approximately one sixth of the way down the length of the shaft from the head.
Item History
- Made in Colombia
- Owned by U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology before April 29, 1991
- Received from U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology (Transferring institution) on April 29, 1991
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- 1479/3
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wax, fibre and metal
- Overall
- height 116.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Amazonia
- Previous Owner
- U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology
- Received from
- U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Colombia
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 29, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on April 29, 1991
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1479/0003