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- Museum number
- Oc,89+.238
- Description
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Arrow with a jointed reed shaft, hardwood head and bamboo point. The head has a raised wavy line along it.
- Production date
- 19thC (before 1889)
- Dimensions
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Length: 157.05 centimetres
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Thickness: 2 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Register slip comment:
Arrow with head made of split bamboo used for shooting pigs or in ripping open the abdomen of enemies. Used in Torres Straits but made in Daudai.
Sukri - in Muralug
Buru skuri - Mabuiag
Buru-usal = pig Tud
Sukor
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Moore, 1984:
Said to have been used for killing pigs or ripping bellies of enemies.
Torres Strait, 1888.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1889
- Acquisition notes
- Moore, 1984: Collected 1888.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,89+.238
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1889C16.238 (old CDMS no.)