Spear Item Number: C506 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain dark brown-black wood shaft with lime and red rubbed into carved areas. The base of the point has three horizontal, rounded rings; a downward pointed, truncated conical shape; a wide, horizontal, grooved band; a truncated conical shape; and a cone at the tip. Along the lower end of the shaft, there are is a rectangular shape with two horizontal, rounded rings at either end. Under this shape, the shaft bulges slightly and then tapers down at the other end.
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
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- C506
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- wood and lime mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 296.4 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 3.1 cm
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
- 2191/0872