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Object Number
78-5-30/16791
Display Title
Arrows, probably poisoned
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spears, sharpened wood point, reed shaft, woven fiber haft, bamboo caps
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tupi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Tapajos
Materials
Reed, Wood, Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 182 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm (71 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
4 spears bundled/tied together
Label on object
16.791
Provenance
Collector
Hassler Expedition
(1878)
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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