Arrow

Artist MELANESIA/INDONESIA

MediumMixed media

DimensionsL: 46 9/16 in. (118.2 cm)

ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition

Credit LineGift of Dr. David Nalin

Object number2006.2.94

DescriptionLong, thin arrow made of two separate types of plant/ wood; one on bottom, one on top (pointed end). Bottom is lightweight, brown/ yellow with a thinly carved pattern of vertical and horizontal lines near top. Two sections are separated by a thin coiled reed?, with a bright yellow coiled reed beneath it. Top section is a darker, heavier material which has two carved sections (a thin pattern) as it becomes thinner ascending upwards.

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