Description (Physical description)
Z register for Z 5416 A-F: '6 arrows, bamboo with carved heads.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
When it was entered into the Z register, this arrow was described as originating from Vanuatu [New Hebrides] but was given no further information in terms of geographical provenance or collection history.

However, the incised decoration on the shaft and the binding of the tip of the point with yellow orchid stem fibre make Buka a more likely geographical provenance for this arrow. The place field has been amended accordingly.
Event Date 11/2/2026
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Arrow. Short point of palm wood carved from the solid to form a conical point with four barbs, decorated with dark red, black and white pigments (possibly lime and ocre). The tip of the point and is bound with yellow orchid stem fibre. The point is inserted into a foreshaft of palm wood and bound in place with orchid stem fibre covered in dark gum or resin. The foreshaft is inserted into a shaft of bamboo and bound in place with plant fibre covered in dark gum or resin. The central part of the shaft is incised with a triangular pattern repeated three times. The lower part of the shaft shows three panels incised with longitudinal lines. The transition to the butt is bound with plant fibre covered in dark gum or resin. The butt is carved with a nock.
Event Date 12/2/2026
Author: Lucie Carreau