Spear
Object type: Spear
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Chief Jipir
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, cassowary claw
Dimensions: H. 2 x W. 103 1/2 in. (5.1 x 262.9 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Ewer village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Pek River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Spears