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Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; points are leaf-shaped pieces of +
Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; points are leaf-shaped pieces of +
Object Number 40-12-70/1933.3
Display Title Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; points are leaf-shaped pieces of +
Descriptions
Object Description Fighting arrows - bamboo shafts; points are leaf-shaped pieces of +
Inventory Description Arrow, bamboo shaft, flat tapered bamboo point, wrapped with fiber
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River, North of
Materials Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 134.3 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm (52 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1933.3

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