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Spear3188/9

Metal spear. Head is long and leaf shaped, coming to a sharp point. Shaft is round, wide and hollow near base and tapering toward head. Black stripes have been painted along the shaft interspersed with lines of the natural colour of the metal.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
metal and paint
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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spear model1927.1734 . 176456

« Shorter, lighter versions of this spear were used for taking beaver and the collection contains the shaft of a model beaver spear; the point is missing. The shaft is round and 60.2 cm in length with a slit in the distal end into which the point would have been fitted. Narrow creases in the wood indicate that the point was held in place with sinew. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.6.

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Material
horn
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Holding Institution
The Field Museum
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Spear Thrower3179/2

Spear thrower. Tool is long, thin and leaf shaped. Rounded resin grip at one end and a squared tip at the other. Plant fibre and resin are wrapped around the tip to hold a small upwardly curved piece of wood, upon which a spear woutld attach. Tool is flat on this side, and slightly convex on the other. Lacquer applied to surface has a fine bubbled texture.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre, resin ? and lacquer
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3060/10 a-b

Long double headed spear. Shaft (part a) is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end, where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. The spear neck (together with heads constitute part b) is made up of two long pieces of dark brown wood, lashed together near their base, then separating. An iron head tops each shaft. Heads are thin, rusted, and have a single large barb pointing down and to the outside.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood, fibre and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2990/789

Copper spear point with seven barbs in long, square shaft and two small barbs above. Pointed tip on one side and flat surface on the opposite side. Corroded.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/152

Long bamboo and wood spear. Spear point is bound to bamboo shaft with plant fibre and wax. Two lines are carved into the top of the bamboo shaft. Spear point has four pointed barbs staggered along the right side and five along the other side. Bamboo shaft is lighter in colour than the spear point.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre and wax
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/151

Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Thin lines circle top and butt end of bamboo shaft. Spear point has four staggered sets of barbs escalating in size and number along the length of the point. Shaft is lighter colour than spear point.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre and wax
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/150

Wooden spear. The bamboo shaft is bound to a carved wooden spear point with a small section of woven plant fibre. Three lines are carved under the joint. The carved spear point is quite long and consists of three smaller, rounder sets of barbs, two longer barbs and a thin point. Five thin lines are carved onto the base of the point. The spear point is a darker brown then the bamboo shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, plant fibre and paint ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/149

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.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/148

Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point carved with alternating circle and triangle patterns. Circles also carved into top and butt end of shaft. Spear point darker then bamboo shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre and wax
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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