Spear Item Number: C515 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain, tapering, dark brown wood shaft with a slim point. A sharp point has broken off but the pitch used to hold it remains. Underneath the point, there is a downward flared conical shape with a very wide, grooved band below and an upraised ridge around underneath to mark the shaft.
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
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2191/0880