Mediumwood, fiber
Dimensions[H] __[W]2" __[D] __[Dia] __[L]7' 6 3/4"
Object number00.200.571
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionLong, very tapered spear with decorative carving just below the spearhead. Pattern is offset with a series of inlays of unidentifed white material, below inlay is a weaving of fiber. Spearhead is decorated along two sides with raised ridges. Series of six raised ridges along the lower portion of the shaft.ProvenanceTag attached to spear at time of inventory identifies it as Fijian spear.On View
Not on view
early 19th Century
19th Century
