An early spear, probably New Hebrides, Polynesia, (late nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 198.5 cm high. For two related examples from New Hebrides see, Steven Hooper, Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, Hutchinson, London, 1976, plates 13 (3758) and 14 (2219). Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne