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Object Number
91-6-70/50619.5
Display Title
Spears with tufts of feathers upon end, and bag of vegetable fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, thin cylindrical shaft, tapered point, multi-colored feather tuft at end
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
New Britain
Materials
Wood, Feather, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 258 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (101 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50619.5
Provenance
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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