Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0005-0004 | |
| 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; Wood; Pitch | |
| Description | Arrow with reed shaft and elongated wooden point that is triangular in cross-section; Point is inserted into reed shaft and secured with quantity of pitch and several narrow woven fiber rings; Foreshaft is carved with geometric design on two of its faces near its proximal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.7, Length = 122.9 | |