Accession No

1889.106 B


Description

Short cane arrow, with wooden fore-shaft and human bone head


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Vanuatu [New Hebrides: Oceania; Torres Islands


Period


Source

Selwyn, John Richardson (Bishop) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1889.106 B; MAA: Z 5411 B; AR 1889.68.2.6


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cane; Wood; Bone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Register entry for for Z 5411 A-C notes: "3 arrows. Short. A- B with bone heads. C headless."
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Accession register entry for 1889.106 notes: 'Collected by donor. The Rt Rev. J. R. Selwyn, Missionary Bishop of Melanesia.'
Event Date 1889
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1889.106 A-H: 'Arrows with plain sharp human bone point'.
Event Date 1889
Author: rachel hand


Description (Labels & Markings)
White rectangular label attached to shaft of B reads: "Selwyn '89. 106.C"

Event Date 12/9/2013
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Arrows with cane shafts and notched base. Both have wooden fore-shafts. A with smooth bone point.
B: The point in missing
Event Date 12/9/2013
Author: rachel hand


Context (Amendments / updates)
Old labels suggest they are part of the bundle of arrows, 1889.106 A-H and now reunited with their primary accession number
Event Date 7/3/2024
Author: rachel hand


FM:310295

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