I don't think Speiser comments whether they are for war or judicial spearings, but his book is always well worth a good look. He spent two years in the field (1910-1912), so I like to think his information is sound. I think that Oldman might have got the idea of them being carried at festivals from a caption in Edge-Partington's "album" - but where did E-P get his information ?
Incidentally, a query about Vandoo's very nice spear with the coloured shaft and the stingray points in the end - is it from New Britain ?
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