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Object Number 47-72-70/5328
Display Title Wooden spear, attack end constructed from bamboo, with painted decorations
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spear, attack end constructed from bamboo, with painted decorations on surface.
Inventory Description Spear, split curved bamboo point, interior wood point, painted design, fiber
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mai River
Dimensions Overall: 235.3 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm (92 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/5328

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