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29-89-197
From: Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-197 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Papuan |
| Provenience | Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Wood | Bamboo | Peel |
| Description | For construction cf. 29-89-194, 195, 196. 3 wide and two narrow plaited bands, not covered by lashing; middle band ribbed. Leaf filling above plug (if latter is present) smeared with dark resinous cement holding small feathers. Transverse linear decoration on concave face of point; opposed sem-circles and short transverse strokes on the other. On alternate internodes, close set longitudinal strokes and two pairs of converging lines surround cane shaft. |
| Length | 151.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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