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Spear2948/147

Long bamboo and wood spear. Spear is bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point is darker then bamboo shaft and has two sets of circular barbs of uniform size. Thin circular lines are carved into the butt end of the 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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Spear2948/146

Long bamboo and wood spear with carved bone head. Spear point is curved in the middle and has five barbs on each side. The spear point is bound with string to a narrow wooden shaft, which has traces of white powder on all sides. The wooden shaft is then bound with plant fibre to a slightly larger bamboo shaft. Lines are carved at the top and base of the bamboo shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, plant fibre, fibre, wood and bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/174

Wood and bamboo spear. A thin, flat head of bamboo comes to a sharp point, and is bound at its other end to a narrow wooden shaft by string and beeswax. This is inserted into the shaved end of a thicker shaft of bamboo and secured with rattan, fibre and beeswax. Four thin lines are carved around the shaft where the shaving and wax begins.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre, bee wax, rattan and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/173

Bamboo and wood spear. A narrow, concave head of bamboo is bound to a narrow wooden shaft with string and beeswax. The shaft has been carved into patterns highlighted with lime. This is inserted into a thicker shaft of bamboo, secured with rattan and beeswax. There are natural ruddy-brown striations along the shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre, bee wax ?, rattan, ochre pigment and lime pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/172

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

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