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Fish spear, point broken off and attached at the museum
Fish spear, point broken off and attached at the museum
Object Number 09-27-30/74985
Display Title Fish spear, point broken off and attached at the museum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear and point, wooden shaft with leather binding, bone point
Classification
  • Armament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
Materials Wood, Bone, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 126 x 6 x 5 cm (49 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 09-27-30/74985 / 74985
Provenance
Collector Col. Charles Wellington Furlong (1907-1908)
Seller Unknown (1909)

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