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Object Number
46-78-30/5622
Display Title
Long spear with stem of reed and point of bamboo
Descriptions
Object Description
Long spear with stem of reed and point of bamboo whose cancave surface is painted black with designs, it is fastened to shaft with cord from which hangs also black hair
Inventory Description
Spear, broken, wood and reed shaft, bound with string/hair, incised ovate blade
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Materials
Reed, Wood, String, Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 152.1 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm (59 7/8 x 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
46-78-30/5622
Provenance
Owner
S. Jacob
(01/01/1894)
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1894)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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