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Object Number
78-5-30/16799
Display Title
Astil de arpaopara peixe boi
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wood spear, 1 end w/ conical point, other end tapered/grooved, w/ fiber string
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Piaui
/
<County>
/
Piracuruca?
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 309.5 x 2.6 x 2.7 cm (121 7/8 x 1 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
78-5-30/16799
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Collector
Hassler Expedition
(1878)
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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