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Spear with poisoned point: one set (7343-7349) with reed sheath for points
Spear with poisoned point: one set (7343-7349) with reed sheath for points
Object Number 73-6-30/7348
Display Title Spear with poisoned point: one set (7343-7349) with reed sheath for points
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, sharp wood point hafted to tapered wood shaft with fiber
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon; upper, peban?
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 242 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (95 1/4 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73-6-30/7348; POISON
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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