Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0018-0002A-Z | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Arrows (21) and arrow shafts (5) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Wood; Plant fiber; Pigment | |
| Description | A-C: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point carved with barbs and stained reddish-brown; Yellow flat fiber is wrapped around wooden tip near barbs and at base of point; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown, flat fiber; D: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point once barbed with spines and is stained reddish-brown and decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrappings; Some carving is located near point; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown, flat fiber; E: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point is stained brown and decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrapping; Four rows of carved barbs are located on arrow tip; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; F: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point is stained brown and decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrapping; Tip was once barbed with five rows of spines; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; G: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point is stained brown and decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrapping; Tip is barbed with five rows of spines; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; H: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point is stained brown and decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrapping; Tip is barbed with eight rows of spines; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; I-K: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point is stained brown and has four rows of carved barbs; Tip is wrapped with flat yellow fiber; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; L: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Arrow point is stained brown and decorated with flat yellow fiber wrappings; At least one row of spiny barbs were once attached to arrow point, several may be missing; Tip is wrapped with yellow and brown flat fiber; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber and decorated with rows of carved notches; M: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point decorated with flat yellow fiber; Four rows of barbs are carved near tip; Arrow is further decorated with carved designs and pierced carving; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; N: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow tip is decorated with flat yellow fiber wrapping and some carving; Arrow head is stained brown; Tip once had carved barbs but most are missing; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; O: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point decorated with flat yellow fiber wrapping and some carving; Arrow head is stained red and black; Twelve rows of carved barbs are located near tip; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; P: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point decorated with flat yellow fiber wrapping, carving, and pierced carving; Arrow head is stained red and black; Ten rows of carved barbs are located near tip; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; Q: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point decorated with flat yellow fiber wrapping and stained brown; Four rows of carved barbs are located near tip; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; R: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point has yellow flat fiber wrapped around tip and is stained brown; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; S-U: Arrow with wooden point and bamboo shaft; Shaft painted with black designs; Arrow point decorated with yellow and red flat fiber wrappings and stained brown; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; V,X-Z: Bamboo shaft painted with black designs; Wooden arrow point missing; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber; W: Bamboo shaft in two parts painted with black designs; Wooden arrow point missing; End opposite point is notched and wrapped with brown flat fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.4 to 1.2, Length = 94.2 to 137.5 | |