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Moto

human history
  • Other Name

    Gadregadre (Fijian)

    Spear (English)

  • Description

    gadregadre, long barbed spear. "wooden spear with tiers of barbs, carved in one piece from a log. the cocnut fibre lashings are purely decorative" [1st entry ethnology card] "Black colour. Point head backed by seven sets of four barbs (some broken) which increase in size. last four sets have strengthening coir-sennit bindings where they connect with shaft, the last two with light voivoi to contrast.

    shaft following barbs has black coir wrapping with three pieces of light voivoi for contrast 85cm" [2nd entry, ethnology card]

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1924
  • Other Id

    3852 (ethnology)

    O.55 (Edge Partington)

  • Department
Moto, 3852, O.55, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14… … Read more

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