Papua New Guinean Era River Hunting Arrow with White Serrated Tip

Fine and gray at the point, wearing a long shaft below.

This hunting arrow with a white serrated tip from the Era River area is from Era River area, Gulf, Papua New Guinea. It is bamboo & pigment. Barbed arrow tips are cut or carved by hand in many New Guinea communities, with each region favoring its own shapes. Slim tip with a rough, flaking texture runs down into an orange-brown haft. A narrow band marks the joint, and decorative incising seems to continue along the shaft toward the base. It is 68 inches high.

Plain purpose, neatly finished, with a little jewelry.