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Spearhead, ceremonial
Object Number 996-22-70/5724
Display Title Spearhead, ceremonial
Descriptions
Object Description Spear thrower of cottontree wood (bombax ceibe), with black, gold, red and white painted bands and diagonal stripes; beeswax on both sides of piece.
Inventory Description Lance, carved wood, flat, black, red, yellow, white painted designs
Classification
  • Lance
Department Ethnographic
Date 1945 or earlier
Culture
  • Tiwi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Melville Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Bathurst Island
Materials Wood, Pigment, Cottonwood, Beeswax
Dimensions Overall: 68.9 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm (27 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 996-22-70/5724
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. P. J. Darlington, 1996
Provenance
Collector Mr. P. J. Darlington (1945 or earlier)
Donor Mrs. P. J. Darlington (7/3/96)

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