Spear Item Number: 2948/161 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Long wood and bamboo spear. The long, carved wooden head contains three sections of encircling lines, equidistant from each other, with remnants of lime in the crevices. The head is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. A thin line has been scratched around the shaft near both the join and the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.