Arrow with darkened bamboo shaft with notched bottom end and wooden head attached with vegetable binding sealed with resin with bands of red and yellow vegetable binding decorating bottom of head. 7 pairs of barbs attached to head with vegetable binding sealed with resin and then painted with red and white pigment (possibly lime and ochre). Tip bound with yellow vegetable fibre.
Flying fox wing bone barb (Pteropus), orchid stem binding.
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