Spear, ceremonial; hardwood shaft covered with red ochre, has carved point with 11 pairs of barbs painted with red, yellow and white dots; fiber and gum section below point. Carried by men in ritual dances.
Donor:
W. Sprott Boyd
Collection place:
Melville Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Culture or time period:
Tiwi people (N20)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama