Spear
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- Type
- Spears
- Materials
- Adhesive - non specific, Pigment, Plant material - non specific, Wood
- Collection
- Stan Mitchell collection
- Accession number
- 1985.0101.0118
Description
A spear with a cylindrical tapering bamboo shaft with adhesive at proximal end. The spear has a wood head that is hafted with plant material/adhesive binding and with a single row of barbs, out of solid, convexo-concave, pointing shaftwards. It is pigmented. It has band colour down barbs. It has areas of colour.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:49:48 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.