Spear Item Number: C553 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain tapered, dark brown wood shaft with elaborately shaped point ending in a cone-shaped point. Shaft bulges around near the middle while tapering to an end. From the base of the shaft to the cone-shaped point, the design is as follows: five horizontal bands around three-quarters of the circumference; a downward pointing, truncated pyramidal shape; four horizontal bands around three-quarters of the circumference; and a bulging section tapering to a large cone-shaped point.
Item History
- Made in Pacific Islands before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Eastern Melanesian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pacific Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0907