spear
Objectcode
EA/135/2
Description (brief)
Spear, either made for the tourist market or for ceremonial purposes. The shaft of the spear is decorated with engraving in repeating motives in several places. The middle of the shaft is shaped like a paddle with ajour carved motives. The motives are mirrored along the axis of the spear. The bottom end of the spear is covered with a piece of metal, probably of later date.
Dimensions (L x W)
126,0 x 8,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» metal
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» sierwapens