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Point of wooden spear, called kakar - used in puberty ceremony
Point of wooden spear, called kakar - used in puberty ceremony
Object Number 36-105-70/462
Display Title Point of wooden spear, called kakar - used in puberty ceremony
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kakar
Object Description Point of wooden spear, called kakar - used in puberty ceremony
Inventory Description Sculpture, pointed, openwork carving, polychrome painted, broken
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 68.7 x 8.9 x 4.6 cm (27 1/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/462

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