Dart, bird

Description

Bird dart with a notched reed shaft and head of terebra shell lashed on with bast fibre: Melanesia, Vanuatu, Ambrym (Ambrim), late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1897.233

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Dart, bird

Production information

Ambrym, Vanuatu, Melanesia

Date

Late 19th century

Materials

Reed, Shell, Bast

Physical description

Reed shaft, head of Terebra shell lashed on with bast fibre