Spear

Museum number:
11-37872
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
spear, wood; carved in round with standing human figure as basic design element, located near center of shaft; treatment of figure partly openwork, with several breaks on associated wood pieces; painted red, white, black, ochre; 196 cm length
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Bobmagum village, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear, accession number 11-37872, described as spear, wood; carved in round with standing human figure as basic design element, located near center of shaft; treatment of figure partly openwork, with several breaks on associated wood pieces; painted red, white, black, ochre; 196 cm lengthHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear, accession number 11-37872, described as spear, wood; carved in round with standing human figure as basic design element, located near center of shaft; treatment of figure partly openwork, with several breaks on associated wood pieces; painted red, white, black, ochre; 196 cm length

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