Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0005-0002 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Arrow | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1929 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Reed; Bamboo | |
| Description | Arrow with reed shaft and split bamboo foreshaft that tapers to sharp distal point; Foreshaft is inserted into distal end of shaft and secured with pitch and several small woven fiber rings; Both the pitch and the fiber rings are painted an ochre color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.2, Length = 130.3 | |