Spear Item Number: 2948/168 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has eight short tiers of twin barbs at top, with several carved, encircling rings nearer the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Thin lines have been scratched around the shaft towards both ends, as well as jagged lines below the join.
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
- 2948/168
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood, rattan, bee wax ? and ochre pigment
- Overall
- height 129.5 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 1.2 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2948/0168