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Wooden throwing stick
Object Number 40-24-50/4923
Display Title Wooden throwing stick
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden throwing stick - ball at one end, metal point at other; iron and brass rings
Inventory Description Throwing stick, conical wood stick with ball at one end, steel point, steel ring
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Twi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Lol River
Materials Brass, Steel, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 53.6 x 9.4 x 9.5 cm (21 1/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4923

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