Spear Item Number: 1479/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal-tipped spear head attached to an off-white rope with cord that has been covered in dark grey resin ? The other end of the rope is, in turn, attached to a wooden shaft in the same manner. This cord is also wound around the butt end of the shaft.
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
- 1479/4
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wax, fibre and metal
- Overall
- height 129.0 cm, width 1.7 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
- 1479/0004