Spear
29-89-270
From: St Matthias Group
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-270 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | St Matthias Group |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment |
| Description | Cf. 29-89-266. Single collar comprises all the carved decoration. Single constriction extends to near butt which swells out in imitation of the false (bamboo) butt of other spears. 5 barbs, long, deeply undercut. Degenerate example. With 29-89-265 to 29-89-279 compare P 3434 and P 3434 a to d. |
| Length | 223 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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