Spear heads, carved wood, multi-barbed, white pigment, bound together with fiber

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Object Number 2005.1.9

Display Title Spear heads, carved wood, multi-barbed, white pigment, bound together with fiber

Descriptions

Object Description Spear heads

Inventory Description Spearheads, carved wood, multi-barbed, white pigment, bound together with fiber

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber

Dimensions Overall: 83.9 x 4 x 1.5 cm (33 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2005.1.9

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2003.1.2644	Spear heads, iron, ovate and conical, some barbed, socket ends, some with fiber	Spear	Africa
91-6-70/50645.1	Spear, carved wood barbed point, carved zigzag at base, wood shaft, fiber wraps	Spear	Niue
2003.1.1249	Spear point, multi barbed wood, pointed both ends	Spear
91-6-70/50646.1	Spear, 2 carved wood barbed points at 1 end, wood shaft, fiber haft	Spear	Niue
2003.1.1435	Spear, carved wood point, barbed decoration, reed shaft, woven fiber at haft	Spear	Africa
46-78-70/2345	Spear of dark wood, upper part is red with two small carved heads, one+	Spear	Admiralty Islands
41-79-30/2993.1	Spears, barbed wood points, 1 missing, wrapped with plant fiber	Spear
40-12-70/1712	Plain wooden spear - barbs bound on; carved & white filled band; +	Spear	Bougainville Island
30-2-50/B4936	Old spear heads	Spear	Cameroon
40-12-70/1784	Wooden spear - numerous barbs bound on point; carved, white-filled, +	Spear	Bougainville Island
973-11-70/5261	Multi-strand twined cords, bound with 2 carved reeds.	Ornament	Southern Highland?
40-12-70/1787	Wooden king spear - barbed, carved white-filled band, red & yellow +	Spear	Bougainville Island

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