Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0005-0003 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Arrow | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1929 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Reed; Wood | |
| Description | Arrow with reed shaft and long black wooden foreshaft that tapers to sharp point; Foreshaft is wrapped along most of its length with very narrow fiber strip which secures 7 pairs of short opposing barbs; Portion of foreshaft that is wrapped is painted a red ochre color; 2 series of short black lines are painted near proximal end of reed shaft. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = 115.7 | |