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Description: | Collection of 100 spears, arrows, bows, clubs, paddles and (?) fabrics, carved and decorated with geometric designs. Collected in Fiji, Solomon Islands, etc. [Register]
Wooden paddle, tri-coloured dye use - red, white and blue - over the middle to bottom half of the paddle. Triangular design patterns and dye on both sides. Traditional arrowhead-shaped tip, tapering to point at bottom (base). Signs of past pest damage in form of boring insect/beetle holes.
Accession number: NCM 1887-52 | Subjects: | SOLOMON ISLANDS* BUKA transport ceremony | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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