Spear Item Number: 2948/157 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Bamboo and wood spear. The bamboo head is long and concave, dyed on the interior and tip, and bound to a narrow upper shaft made of wood with string and beeswax. This is inserted into a slightly larger bamboo shaft and secured with rattan and beeswax. Both of these binds show traces of lime. The shaft has been thinly shaved towards the join and a few thin lines have been scratched around the shaft just below this. The nodules have been shaved smooth.