Big Melanesian spear?

Tim Simmons · 15th October 2008, 08:14 PM

Looking more closely at the pictures in the afore mentioned book. This spear looks a much better match, I could be making 2+2=5. This picture is of Busimai, a distinguished Mambare River chief, with his wife. The Mambare River is on the north coast of the eastern finger of PNG. I have also post some interesting background to the picture. The other pictures just help show the varriation of spear types found. They are far from a standard form which reminds me of the Congo. I cannot post all the pictures and the focus is on the lowlands.

15th October 2008, 08:14 PM	#10
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Looking more closely at the pictures in the afore mentioned book. This spear looks a much better match, I could be making 2+2=5. This picture is of Busimai, a distinguished Mambare River chief, with his wife. The Mambare River is on the north coast of the eastern finger of PNG. I have also post some interesting background to the picture. The other pictures just help show the varriation of spear types found. They are far from a standard form which reminds me of the Congo. I cannot post all the pictures and the focus is on the lowlands.