Interesting arrows and spears made of wood

chregu · 14th March 2010, 12:00 AM

Here the great spears
completely from wood and painted

chregu · 14th March 2010, 12:03 AM

Here, the short spears,
Upper made from bamboo, palm wood tip?

chregu · 14th March 2010, 12:08 AM

more arrows
A bamboo stem, in part Painted, pointed hardwood wrapped with ratan
all those things come from a small town museum that was closed a few years.
great pleasure when watching

KuKulzA28 · 14th March 2010, 03:24 AM

those are very nice!

I wonder... maybe the plant fiber on the tips is meant to rot in the enemy's body...

VANDOO · 15th March 2010, 01:07 AM

THEY ARE MOST LIKELY FROM NEW GUINEA OR THE ISLANDS AROUND THERE. I HAVE SOME VERY SIMULAR FROM AN OLD COLLECTION THEY WERE COLLECTED IN THE 1930'S BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THEY WERE COLLECTED WASN'T WITH THEM.
THE DESIGNS ON THE SHAFTS IDENTIFY THE OWNER OF THE ARROW. THE FIBER WRAP ON TIPS IS DESIGNED TO COME OFF IN THE WOUND AND MAKE INFECTION MORE LIKELY. SOMETIMES THE FIBER IS SOAKED IN SOMETHING ROTTEN OR POSIONOUS BEFORE WRAPPING ON THE TIP OR SHAFT TO DRY. A FIBER FROM A TYPE OF ORCHID IS OFTEN USED FOR THIS AND HAS A YELLOW COLOR. CONGRADULATIONS A NICE SELECTION.

asomotif · 15th March 2010, 12:41 PM

For the arrows, PNG (Papoea New Guinea) is my first impression too.

This type of spear is new to me.
Also the wraping around the point is new to me. Vicious people

M ELEY · 15th March 2010, 01:56 PM

Very nice items! Papau, New Guinea I also say. I used to have a similar spear years ago, but not as nice as these examples. Very cool! I'm assuming Sepik River region? Dani? Asmat?

14th March 2010, 12:00 AM	#1
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	Here the great spears completely from wood and painted Attached Images

14th March 2010, 12:03 AM	#2
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	Here, the short spears, Upper made from bamboo, palm wood tip? Attached Images

14th March 2010, 12:08 AM	#3
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	more arrows A bamboo stem, in part Painted, pointed hardwood wrapped with ratan all those things come from a small town museum that was closed a few years. great pleasure when watching Attached Images

14th March 2010, 03:24 AM	#4
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	those are very nice! I wonder... maybe the plant fiber on the tips is meant to rot in the enemy's body...

15th March 2010, 01:07 AM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THEY ARE MOST LIKELY FROM NEW GUINEA OR THE ISLANDS AROUND THERE. I HAVE SOME VERY SIMULAR FROM AN OLD COLLECTION THEY WERE COLLECTED IN THE 1930'S BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THEY WERE COLLECTED WASN'T WITH THEM. THE DESIGNS ON THE SHAFTS IDENTIFY THE OWNER OF THE ARROW. THE FIBER WRAP ON TIPS IS DESIGNED TO COME OFF IN THE WOUND AND MAKE INFECTION MORE LIKELY. SOMETIMES THE FIBER IS SOAKED IN SOMETHING ROTTEN OR POSIONOUS BEFORE WRAPPING ON THE TIP OR SHAFT TO DRY. A FIBER FROM A TYPE OF ORCHID IS OFTEN USED FOR THIS AND HAS A YELLOW COLOR. CONGRADULATIONS A NICE SELECTION.

15th March 2010, 12:41 PM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	For the arrows, PNG (Papoea New Guinea) is my first impression too. This type of spear is new to me. Also the wraping around the point is new to me. Vicious people

15th March 2010, 01:56 PM	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	Very nice items! Papau, New Guinea I also say. I used to have a similar spear years ago, but not as nice as these examples. Very cool! I'm assuming Sepik River region? Dani? Asmat?