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29-89-199

From: Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-89-199
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Papuan
Provenience Berlin Harbor (uncertain) | German New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Cane (plant) | Wood | Bamboo | Peel
Description

For construction cf. 29-89-194, etc., Filling above plug consists of two pieces of pith with traces of feather decoration. One tube only partly covering structural lashing, the latter and the tube overlaid with strips and open lashing. Wide bamboo point decorated on concave face with transverse strokes, on convex face with strokes, dots, a rhomboid, etc. Shaft marked with parallel longitudinal strokes in each internode. Point barbed: two (originally 3) barbs on one edge, one on the other; behind barbs, point pierced with two nearly semicircular openings.

Length 169.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917

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