spear (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Large section bamboo shaft, into which is socketed a hard wood fore shaft, into which ought to be inserted a bone point. This is missing and the fibre binding to secure the point is loose. Below the upper fibre binding there are is a janiform carving of abstracted design.

fighting

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