Large arrow or spear for I.D

Royston · 9th March 2011, 07:15 PM

It's about 5 feet long !!

At first I thought it was a spear, but it is so light I just cannot see getting any weight behind a blow.
As you can see it is also notched, which suggests to me that it is designed for a bow and not to be thrown or launched from some sort of spear thrower.

The head is carved bamboo and the shaft is some type of hollow reed, as I said, very light.

To me it is similar to New Guinea items in construction, but the wood is wrong and I have never seen them fletched.

South American perhaps ? I know nothing about this area and am not allowed to look at Amazons

All suggestions welcome

Regards
Roy

9th March 2011, 07:15 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Large arrow or spear for I.D It's about 5 feet long !! At first I thought it was a spear, but it is so light I just cannot see getting any weight behind a blow. As you can see it is also notched, which suggests to me that it is designed for a bow and not to be thrown or launched from some sort of spear thrower. The head is carved bamboo and the shaft is some type of hollow reed, as I said, very light. To me it is similar to New Guinea items in construction, but the wood is wrong and I have never seen them fletched. South American perhaps ? I know nothing about this area and am not allowed to look at Amazons All suggestions welcome Regards Roy Attached Images