Spear Item Number: C387 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain shaft with long many-barbed head. Three longer barbs extend outward from the top in a triangular formation. The cord which holds the barbs is painted red. Fibre is coiled around the upper part of the shaft.
Item History
- Made in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- C387
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- human bone, plant fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, twisted and painted
- Overall
- height 192.0 cm, diameter 7.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0772