Spear Item Number: C1018 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red-brown hardwood tip and blade (one side flattened) joined to a hollow, cylindrical, light yellow-brown bamboo handle with rattan wrap. The shaft has a section painted with a design that consists of a curvi-linear design with a face on the top and has horizontal lines above and cross hatching below.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ? before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1248