Spear Item Number: 2948/169 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wood and bamboo spear. Head is long, leaf-shaped and concave. It is bound to a narrow wooden shaft with rattan, string and beeswax, which in turn is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with a tight weave of rattan and beeswax. Two thin lines are scratched around the butt of the shaft. 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
- 2948/169
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood, rattan, plant fibre, bee wax and pigment
- Overall
- height 126.0 cm, width 2.9 cm, depth 1.0 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
- 2948/0169