Accession No
TEMP.00153
Description
Spear - Wooden spear carved with flat, openwork blade, with zigzag designs, some flaring to branches at the ends. Two parallel lines with openwork scrolls. Spear shows evidence of red pigment throughout, with black pigment in the negative designed on the blade. The upper section of the spear point is lacking the red pigment, possibly due to a missing wrapping. Whitish, red and black accretions on spear tip. Carved finial at base of shaft. From notes by Katharina Haslwanter, Pacific Presences Project
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; New Guinea; West Papua
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00153
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Tied to the spear is a large old brown paper label printed with 'ON HIS MAJESTY"S SERVICE' and on the reverse, is handwritten 'New Guinea'
Event Date 24/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wooden spear carved with flat, openwork blade, with zigzag designs, some flaring to branches at the ends. Two parallel lines with openwork scrolls. Spear shows evidence of red pigment throughout, with black pigment in the negative designed on the blade. The upper section of the spear point is lacking the red pigment, possibly due to a missing wrapping. Whitish, red and black accretions on spear tip. Carved finial at base of shaft. From notes by Katharina Haslwanter, Pacific Presences Project
Event Date 24/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268608
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