Spear
Title
Spear
Description
Spear made of wood, bones, and feathers that are inserted in an opening at the flat end of the spear
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Provenance
Donated to the museum by "O. Lotichius" (presumably Otto Lotichius) in 1931. Until 02/2025, O. Lotichius was not mentioned and the receipt of the object was recorded as purchase in the database. However, the inventory book clearly indicated a donation by O. Lotichius.
Place of Creation
Seram (Central)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
177,5 cm (total length)
27,5 cm (length of spearhead without feathers)
27,5 cm (length of spearhead without feathers)
Materials
Wood, bones, feathers
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
27249
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Spear,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed December 30, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/366.
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