Spear Item Number: C501 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain, tapered, brown wood shaft. The point has a bone tip with finely serrated edges along each side fastened with pitch. The upper portion of the shaft from the top down consists of the following: an alongated pyramid shape; a pyramid shape; and a flattened hour-glass-like shape with a central horizontal band outlined by a groove at either end. The shaft tapers to a slightly flared 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
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
- 2191/0867