Spear
29-50-463
From: New Guinea | Timbunke
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-463 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Timbunke |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Vegetable Fiber |
| Description | Shaft and head in one piece of jointed but solid wood. Latter grooved to simulate bamboo, and what would be the junction of head and shaft in a composite spear is marked by a cord lashing covering feathers. |
| Length | 314 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 126 ; 3 - Other Number |
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