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Object Number
83-14-30/30172
Display Title
Reed arrow, flat wood point, barbed
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, flat blade point attached to reed shaft w/ cotton and fiber, feather ends
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Amazon
Materials
Wood, Reed, Cotton, Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 183.5 x 3.6 x 1.1 cm (72 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83-14-30/30172
Provenance
Collector
Mr. John B. Sparhawk
(1825 - 1883)
Collector
Lemuel Capen
(1825 - 1883)
Donor
Mrs. John B. Sparhawk
(1883)
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