spear
Objectcode
EA/81/1
Description (brief)
spear with carved-out barbs at the point. The middle of the shaft is carved out in the shape of a paddle, partly ajour-cut. At various places along the spear traces of lime are visible. The end of the spear is decorated with knitted tree bark rope, probably as a grip for throwing. At the tip of the spear two small shells are attached with a resinous substance.
Dimensions (L x W)
222,0 x 11,0 cm
Production technique
wood carving.
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» shell
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» wax
» beeswax
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» sierwapens