Accession No
1934.377
Description
Arrow with a bamboo shaft, foreshaft of wood and point of bone.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Rennell Island
Period
Source
Templeton Crocker, Charles [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1934.377; C.780 [Templeton Crocker coll. no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
1132mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/1/13) reads: ‘4 ARROWS / LEFT TO RIGHT / 34,377-379, 34,381.'’.
Event Date 4/1/2012
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wood and bamboo arrow. Catalogue card reads [printed]: '34.377. Solomon Islands. Melanesia. Plain arrow. The shaft is bamboo, the fore-shaft is wood slightly incised, the head is of bone. From Rennell Island. (C. 780) c&d Templeton Crocker.'
Event Date 4/1/2012
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
The wooden foreshaft is decorated with very fine geometric motifs. The tip of the point is bound with plant fibre.
Event Date 18/1/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
'34,377' inscribed in black ink on the object. 'C.780.' inscribed in white ink on the object.
Event Date 18/1/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:36017
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