Summary
Split cane spear exhibited at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. Many functional and ornamental native weapons were displayed in the various colonial settlement courts. It is noted in the Official Record of the Melbourne International Exhibition that British colonies such as the Straits Settlements, were represented by 'a fine array of weapons used by the Malays and by natives of Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and the Eastern Archipelago' (cxxxvi); and similar displays were seen in the Fiji and Cape Colony courts.
Physical Description
Arrow made from split cane/ bamboo. Some marked with tattoos, others twined together.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
9 mm (Width), 1230 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Weapons
