Arrow

Artist MELANESIA/INDONESIA

MediumMixed media

DimensionsL: 46 1/8 in. (117.1 cm)

ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition

Credit LineGift of Dr. David Nalin

Object number2006.2.93

DescriptionLong, thin arrow in two sections of separate materials; one on bottom, one on top (pointed end). Bottom light weight, light brown material with 5 horizontal rings carved around its circumference and 7 vertical lines in different places connecting the rings to one another. Those lines and rings reveal a lighter yellow color underneath. The 2 sections are split by a coiled section of reed-like material. The top section is a heavier, darker wood and contains two rings of braided reed (?). Small spikes, bright red pigmented area, and a pointed end.

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