Spear Item Number: 2948/149 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to thick bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre. Thin lines carved around top and butt end of shaft. Spear point is darker than shaft and has two sections of barbs carved in a circular pattern in middle of spear point.
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
- 2948/149
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 124.9 cm, width 1.2 cm, depth 0.7 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
- 2948/0149