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Object Number
970-29-70/4756
Display Title
Common spear ("sua"), (ceremonial spears are engraved, painted, and made of aini
Descriptions
Object Description
Common spear ("sua"), (ceremonial spears are engraved, painted, and made of ainingao) native ebony. L: 189 cm.
Inventory Description
Spear, cylindrical shaft, long conical point, red pigment
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Baelelea village
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 187.8 x 3 x 2 cm (73 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4756; 25
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-36-70/74216.1 | Spear common to all the mountain province tribes, used by the bontoc + |
Spear
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 08-36-70/74217.1 | Spear common to all the mountain province tribes, used by the bontoc + |
Spear
|
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
| 30-36-50/B4794 | War spear - common warrior type |
Spear
|
Liberia
| |
| 08-36-70/74217.3 | Spear common to all the mountain province tribes, used by the bontoc + |
Spear
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 08-36-70/74217.2 | Spear common to all the mountain province tribes, used by the bontoc + |
Spear
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 08-36-70/74216.2 | Spear common to all the mountain province tribes, used by the bontoc + |
Spear
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 46-78-70/2368.1 | Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+ |
Spear
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 46-78-70/2368.2 | Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+ |
Spear
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 04-51-70/64248.2 | Spears |
Spear
|
New Hanover
| |
|
| 04-51-70/64248.3 | Spears |
Spear
|
New Hanover
| |
|
| 04-51-70/64248.4 | Spears |
Spear
|
New Hanover
| |
| 30-2-50/B4966.4 | Ku = spears |
Spear
|
Cameroon
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