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Object Number 47-54-70/2483
Display Title Spear of cocoanut wood-shell inlay
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical tapered shaft, carved foreshaft, shell inlay, carved point
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / San Cristobal Island
Additional Geographic Terms Arosi District
Materials Wood, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 288.5 x 4 x 2.7 cm (113 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2483

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