Papua New Guinean Era River Hunting Arrow

Pale point that wears a checkerboard of dark wrapping like a zigzag scarf.

This hunting arrow from the Era River area is from Era River area, Gulf, Papua New Guinea. It is bamboo & pigment. A light bamboo shaft allows an arrow to be carried in numbers, which suits hunters who travel through dense forest and wetland. Smooth, light conical tip leads to a shaft wrapped in a tight diamond pattern of dark and tan bands. The wrapping runs steadily down the length, and the tip shows a slight yellowed tone. It is 60 inches high.

Tidy weaving on a thing meant to be pointed.