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Collections

Ceremonial Spearlate 19th century

Not on view
Tall carved wooden staff with four upward-pointing prongs, a rectangular geometric-patterned block midsection, and a small animal figure and loose carved ring along the shaft
Title
Ceremonial Spear
Place Made
Admiralty Islands
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Wood, beads, seeds (Coix lacryma-jobi), pigments, palm fiber (Calamus fertilis), and parinarium
Dimensions
Spear: 52 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (133.99 × 10.8 × 6.35 cm) Base: 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (11.43 × 13.97 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Joel and Adele Malter and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Berger by exchange
Accession Number
M.2017.84
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific