Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0180 | |
| 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 | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Pitch (?); Plant fiber | |
| Description | Arrow with shaft made from unmodified bamboo shoot; Foreshaft is made from wide bamboo splinter that is sharpened at distal end and hafted to distal end of arrow shaft by means of several woven bands, one woven ring, and large quantity of pitch-like substance; Woven hafting bands and ring are all painted with red pigment. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.6, Length = 129.0 | |