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Object Number
996-22-70/5731.2
Display Title
Arrow, head
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow head; 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 point, ridged carved center, red pigment
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
Wood, Pigment, Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 39.7 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (15 5/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
996-22-70/5731.2
Provenance
Collector
Mr. P. J. Darlington
(1945 or earlier)
Donor
Mrs. P. J. Darlington
(7/3/96)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 996-22-70/5731.1 | Arrow, shaft |
Arrow
|
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea | |
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| 996-22-70/5730 | Arrow, composite |
Arrow
|
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 62-7-70/3993.6 | Arrow |
Arrow
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
|
| 62-7-70/3993.3 | Arrow |
Arrow
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
|
| 62-7-70/3993.5 | Arrow |
Arrow
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 40-12-70/1833.2 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points; bound-on barbs + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1835.10 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
|
| 40-12-70/1835.9 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
|
| 40-12-70/1835.8 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
|
| 40-12-70/1835.7 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
|
| 40-12-70/1835.6 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
| |
|
| 40-12-70/1835.5 | Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; palm wood points with barbs bound + |
Arrow
|
Bougainville Island
|