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Spear2948/171

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, slightly concave, dyed on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to a narrow, dyed wooden shaft by rattan, string and beeswax, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan. A number of thin lines have been scratched around the shaft near the join and at the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, plant fibre, bee wax and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/170

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, slightly concave, dyed on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to a dyed wooden shaft by string and beeswax, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft and bound with loosely woven rattan. A number of thin lines have been scratched around the shaft towards the intersection and at the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre, rattan, bee wax and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/169

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.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, plant fibre, bee wax and pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/168

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has eight short tiers of twin barbs at top, with several carved, encircling rings nearer the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Thin lines have been scratched around the shaft towards both ends, as well as jagged lines below the join.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, bee wax ? and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/166

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has seven tiers of twin barbs, increasing in size toward the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Long X shapes are carved into shaft, and thin lines scratched around it at top. Columns of short lines have been scratched in the butt on three sides.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, resin and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/165

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has three tiers with carved, encircling lines around the bases. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with woven rattan and beeswax. A thin line is scratched around the top of the shaft. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, resin and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/164

Long bamboo and wood spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with a carved, encircling line between each section. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join, with horizontal lines and ‘V’ shapes scratched below and around the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved down.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, resin and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/163

Long bamboo and wood spear. The long wooden head has nine barbs that increase in size as they near the shaft, each approximately 120 degrees around from the previous one. This is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join, below which is a horizontal line scratched into the bamboo. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, bee wax ? and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/162

Bamboo and wood spear. The wooden head has a flattened side with eight pairs of barbs, increasing in size towards its base. This is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join and the nodules have been shaved down. Ochre pigment can be seen in areas on the head.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, bamboo grass, rattan, bee wax ? and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/161

Long wood and bamboo spear. The long, carved wooden head contains three sections of encircling lines, equidistant from each other, with remnants of lime in the crevices. The head is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. A thin line has been scratched around the shaft near both the join and the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, bee wax ?, ochre pigment and lime pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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