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Object Number 27-56-70/D2855
Display Title Spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical wood shaft, cut-out central oval piece, incised point
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Eiland, Mapi River; upper waters of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 259.5 x 8.7 x 2.5 cm (102 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27-56-70/D2855

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