Puapuainano

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Puapuainano. Spear. Carved from a single piece of wood. Barbed spear-head. Pointed tip. Shoulder is shaped with chevron and "X" motifs incised around sides. Butt-end is shaped with two ridges. Dark brown in colour.

Accession number: 1958.67.1 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Spear (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Accession Number

1958.67.1

Accession Date

1958

Other Id

35130 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Puapuainano, 1958.67.1, 35130, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
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