Fighting Pick
ClassificationsArms and Armor-fighting picks
Date20th Century
Collection SitePapua New Guinea
Made AtPapua New Guinea
MediumWood and rattan
Dimensions25 × 15 × 2 in. (63.5 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2017.10.28
DescriptionA fighting pick from Highlands area in Papua New Guinea and dates back to the 20th century. Long wooden handle bound to another wooden piece with carved designs. The object has slight wear at its pointed tip and suggest from use. Fighting picks were carried by men and were used as weapons. When an enemy started to run, a fighting pick would be used to strike them from behind--usually around the shoulder area.On View
Not on view
early to mid 20th Century
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
early 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
1880s-1890s
early 20th century
early to mid 20th Century
