Accession No
Z 5419 I
Description
Arrow. Tapering point of wood, very splintered. The point is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound in place with plant fibre (possibly banana). The shaft is plain and broken.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; New Guinea; Papua New Guinea; Autonomous Region of Bougainville; ?Buka
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 5419 I
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Wood; Plant fibre
Local Term
Measurements
13mm x 1092mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Z register for Z 5419 A-S: '19 arrows.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Historic description for Z 5419 A-S: '19 arrows, bamboo with plain wooden heads. Incised decoration on shaft'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Arrow. Tapering point of wood, very splintered. The point is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound in place with plant fibre (possibly banana). The shaft is plain and broken.
Event Date 17/2/2026
Author: Lucie Carreau
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.
Many of the nineteen arrows originally registered as Z 5419 are more likely to have originated from Buka. It is possible that this arrow too is not from Vanuatu, but a more informed geographical provenance cannot be suggested at present. Vanuatu has been retained in the place field to the time being, but queried.
Event Date 17/2/2026
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:327971
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