Spear Item Number: C512 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain, brown wood shaft with a bone point that has many small barbs along each side. The point is set into the shaft with a pitch material. Along the upper portion of the shaft, there is a pyramidal shape followed by a plain section with a horizontal, upraised band below and a wider, horizontal, upraised band underneath.
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
- 2191/0877