Spearhead
Unidentified Niuean maker
not dated
Palm wood
Overall: 46 7/16 in. (118 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.2.4336
Geography
Place Made: Niue Island, Polynesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly (1851-1927), West Newton, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1922.
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