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Wooden king spear - long barbs; shaft covered with maroon & yellow +
Wooden king spear - long barbs; shaft covered with maroon & yellow +
Object Number 40-12-70/1845
Display Title Wooden king spear - long barbs; shaft covered with maroon & yellow +
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden king spear - long barbs; shaft covered with maroon & yellow +
Inventory Description Spear, brown, yellow plaited fiber, covered shaft, carved, pigment, bone barbs
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Rotoke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 210 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm (82 11/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1845

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