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Object Number
996-22-70/5731.1
Display Title
Arrow, shaft
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow shaft; composite arrow of wood and bamboo, bound with plant fiber; traces of red pigment. Wooden section comes to a point (broken) and has three horizontal lines cut into it. These arrows usually have bamboo points, but this one and 996-22-70/5730 have wooden points.
Inventory Description
Arrow shaft, reed with coiled fiber binding 1 end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1945 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
New Guinea, Highland
Materials
Reed, Bamboo, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 70.9 x 1 x 0.9 cm (27 15/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
996-22-70/5731.1
Provenance
Collector
Mr. P. J. Darlington
(1945 or earlier)
Donor
Mrs. P. J. Darlington
(7/3/96)
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