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Object Number
73-9-30/7399
Display Title
Spear for killing the perarucu (sudis gigas)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wood spear, 1 end w/ conical point, other end tapered/grooved, w/ fiber string
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
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Para
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Santarem
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Santarem
Additional Geographic Terms
Brazil; Santarem
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 290 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (114 3/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73-9-30/7399 & Spear for killing Perarucu/ (sudis)\ Santarem
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1871 - 1873)
Expedition
Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt
(1871 - 1873)
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