Spear Item Number: 2642/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Light brown coloured wooden spear with yellow-brown woven plant material near the tip of the spear with dark brown resin that holds seven sharp spikes on each side of the tip.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett
- Owned by Eric Groves before November 8, 2004
- Received from Eric Groves (Donor) on January 24, 2005
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- 2642/9
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- bone ?, resin ?, wood and bamboo grass
- Overall
- height 127.5 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 0.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Eric Groves
- Received from
- Eric Groves (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 November 8, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on January 24, 2005
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2642/0009