Spear Item Number: 2948/163 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long bamboo and wood spear. The long wooden head has nine barbs that increase in size as they near the shaft, each approximately 120 degrees around from the previous one. This is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join, below which is a horizontal line scratched into the bamboo. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before April 11, 2012
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on April 11, 2012
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- 2948/163
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood, rattan, bee wax ? and ochre pigment
- Overall
- height 99.5 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2948/0163