Collector:

George C. McGhee  Search this

Donor Name:

George C. McGhee  Search this

Length - Object:

320 cm

Object Type:

Spear

Place:

Sepik River, New Guinea / East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Accession Date:

28 Apr 1994

Collection Date:

1970's

Notes:

DARKENED HEAVY WOOD (PROBABLY BLACK PALM) SPEAR WITH 8 CARVED SUCCESSIVE POINTSINCREASING IN SIZE FROM THE TIP OF SPEAR DOWNWARD; SPEAR TIP IS LASHED ON TO THESHAFT BY BASKETRY WEAVING AND WRAPPING OF CELLULOSE FIBERS.NOTE: SPEAR TIP IS LOOSE, AS BASKETRY WRAPPING IS NOT LONGER TIGHT; CELLULOSE WRAPPING MATERIAL IS DRY AND BRITTLE. BLACK AND WHITE TAPE LABEL READS "JOSE PHSTAAL"CARDBOARD SQUARE ATTACHED WITH THE NUMBER 23E

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

390923

USNM Number:

E426954-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327ab505c-bcf3-4f6e-a940-679e2e4bd2ad

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459668