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Wooden lance or fighting stick, ca. 5 ft. l, incised designs over half of surfac
Wooden lance or fighting stick, ca. 5 ft. l, incised designs over half of surfac
Object Number 47-72-70/5332A
Display Title Wooden lance or fighting stick, ca. 5 ft. l, incised designs over half of surfac
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden lance or fighting stick, ca. 5 ft. l, incised designs over half of surface.
Inventory Description Lance, carved wood, cylindrical, tapered to point, incised design
Classification
  • Lance
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mai River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 246.8 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm (97 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/5332A

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