World Cultures (E4181)

Plain dark palm wood pointed both ends.

World Cultures (E2770)

Metal shaft of almost octagonal section, beaten and shaped, four rows of brass studs at broken end. Leaf-shaped blade which has been broken off.

World Cultures (E4194a)

Barbed spear, plain natural shape

World Cultures (E4179)

A polished dark red wooden spear with six rows of three barbs carved from the wood

World Cultures (E2735)

Javelin shaped spear (round section, thick in the middle tapering to blunt point at butt end) with a pointed and barbed head shape. Barbs arranged in tiers and are graduated (in 8 rows, four barbs in each row, with shortest barbs below point and longest at top of shaft; blunt barbs)

World Cultures (E5454a)

This wooden spear is carved at one end to shape a ferrule and at the head toform nine sets of four barbs. The point is carved into a "cap" with two tiny carved barbs near the pointed tip. On the shaft nearest to the head is an ornamental scroll decoration.

World Cultures (E5454b)

Wood spear and end is carved into shape of ferrule. Head has carved pattern on neck and carved into 21 groups of 4 tiny barbs

World Cultures (E5454c)

Wood spear and carved to skeuomorphic ferrule and at the head eight sets of four barbs. In the centre is some decorative carving

World Cultures (Ea6428)

Wooden shaft with a wooden carved ferrule painted dark brown/black. The head is carved into 6 sets of 4 barbs and a wooden carved "cap" at the tip painted dark brown/black. There is some cane binding around the shaft in 2 places.

World Cultures (Ea6429)

Round wooden spear with serrated blade, below which is a band of woven coloured cane and a small amount of red cotton thread.

World Cultures (E2813)

Shaft carved with a skeuomorphic ferrule. Traces of fetahers at tip.

World Cultures (Ea7573)

Palmwood spear with 4 rows of bone barbs, bound onto spear with red painted thread. Below barbs Wooden spear with barbs. Rounded shaft, tapering to point. At base of head, 2 bends of red and yellow cane over leaf weaving, separated by ruff of leafand carved figure inlaid with lime. Arrangement of barbs from tip;m graduated, short to very long, then 4 rows of short. Held in place by cane/leaf binding covered in reddish hued pigment. Bone bars mostly gone.

World Cultures (Ea6424)

Javelin/spear with barbs, rounded shaft tapering to end and at top red and yellow cane or leaf binding. Carved gum decoration, chip carved with central diamond motif, graduated barbs held in place by binding and covered in something. Yellow binding at tip.

World Cultures (Ea7575)

Palmwood spear with barbs. Rounded tapering shaft. Red knob ofresin or such like at base of head, small carved figure above inlaid with lime. Red and yellow cane or leaf binding. Plain binding holding small barbs at base of head, most of them broken off. From tip, graduated barbs become very long in last row. Held in place with binding covered in something of a reddish hue. Small barbs much broken. Barbs of bone.

World Cultures (E1193)

Fan of intricate woven leaf. Oval shape with end rather flatter. Spine in centre, pattern branches out from this. Handle bound with twisted fibre with small triangular designs in straw on it.

World Cultures (Ea7574)

Palmwood spear with barbs. Rounded tapering shaft. At base of head, a carved figure, with red and yellow cane or leaf weaving either side. Bone barbs graduated at the end, long in middle and short at the base. Held in place with cane or leaf binding covered in something of a reddish hue.

World Cultures (E2751)

Wooden spear with barbs. Square shaft tapering to end. Knob at top of shaft. Carved figure above infilled with lime. Head; bone or thorn barbs bound to shaft by cane or leaf strips. Remains of feather at very tip. Rest of head is bound with yellow and red cane or leaf in which are set small barbs, probably of bone.

World Cultures (Ea7576)

Palmwood spear with bone barbs. Rounded tapering shaft with blunted end. Leaf ? ruff at base of head, figure carved above it inlaid with lime. Split can binding (?), broken. Head; bone barbs held in place with cane? binding coated in something. Short barbs at pointed tip, long barbs in centre of head.

World Cultures (E4178)

with carved and barbed pointed wooden head, 4 double barbs and 3 single barbs

World Cultures (Ea7571)

Palmwood spear with 4 rows of bone barbs, bound onto spear with red painted thread. Below barbs is band of yellow and red fibre and an incised design of 2 faces, filled with lime.

World Cultures (Ea8608)

Dark wooden spear with 7 carved teeth along one side

World Cultures (Ea8609)

Dark wooden spear with 6 barbs

World Cultures (Ea8611)

This wooden spear has 15 carved sets of four barbs in each. There is a skeuomorphic ferrule.

World Cultures (Ea8601)

Wooden with barbs, rounded shaft tapering to end, at top is ruff of yellow and red with carved figure inlaid in it with lime, graduated bone barbs bound in place by cane or leaf covered in some (resinous?) substance, yellow binding at tip

World Cultures (Ea8604)

Squared shaft tapering to end. Fine end split. Ruff of yellow and red at base of head. Carved wooden figure with remains of lime infill. Red and yellow binding. From tip, graduated barbs of bone bound with cane or leaf covered in something of a reddish hue. Yellow and red binding at tip. Smaller barbs set in under the longest.

World Cultures (Ea8603)

Long dark coloured wooden spear with long point at one end having rows of small barbs near point and 3 rows of longer ones further down. There is then a band of very finely woven fibre coloured in red and yellow.

World Cultures (Ea8602)

Wooden with barbs, rounded shaft tapering to end. head; split cane at top of shaft, ruff of leaves? Small figure carved at base of head inlaid with lime. Red and yellow cane weaving. At tip graduated barbs of thorn/quill then 3 rowsof long barbs followed by 8 rows of small barbs all held in place by cane and some other substance (resin?)

World Cultures (Ea8605)

Squared shaft, tapering to end. knob of resin or such like near head, with carved figure above it. Head; yellow and red cane or leaf binding. From tip, graduating barbs, long barbs and short barbs, held in place by binding covered in something. Barbs of quill/thorn/bone. Remaisn of lime infill figure.

World Cultures (Ea8606)

Squared shaft, tapering to end. knob of resin or such like near head, with carved figure above it inlaid with lime, decorative canework, thorn/quill barbs set into cane, point broken.

World Cultures (Ea9880.a)

Made from sections of a large shell. Curved with fibre tassels threaded with shell and seeds. Kula or Toea.

World Cultures (Ea9880.c)

Made from sections of a large shell. Curved. Kula or Toea.

World Cultures (Ea9880.b)

Made from sections of a large shell. Curved with fibre tassels threaded with shell and seeds. Kula or Toea.

World Cultures (E1188.a)

Carved staff club. Hard polished dark wood. Long smooth staff. The top of the staff is decorated with patterns and the club has 3 small carved heads. At the top is a lightly carved mouth, nostrils and 2 eyes.

World Cultures (Ea9908)

Nine double projections over whole outer surface.

World Cultures (E5494)

No string.

World Cultures (E5225)

Both ends bound with leather with a leather string.

World Cultures (E5226)

No string.

World Cultures (E5218)

Fighting spear, used by Hausawa when hunting or fighting. Wooden shaft with socketed metal head, with barbs and needle point. Lines in groups of 3 incised on head.

World Cultures (E5219)

Fighting spear Wooden shaft with socketed iron head, with barbs and has a spiral twist. Butt end has flattened metal strips wound round shaft.

World Cultures (E5220)

Fighting spear. Wooden shaft fits into socket of metal head and the metal ferrule is formed from winding a thick metal band round the shaft three times. The head is in bad condition and much corroded. The blade is leaf shaped and undecorated.