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Object Number
996-22-70/5726
Display Title
Spear, polychromed point
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear thrower of cottontree wood (bombax ceibe), cylindrical, with cross-hatching and horizontal bands in white, sienna and gold pigment.
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood, polychrome designs, bamboo segment and resin at end
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1945 or earlier
Culture
- Tiwi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
/
Melville Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Bathurst Island
Dimensions
Overall: 78.4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (30 7/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
996-22-70/5726
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. P. J. Darlington
Provenance
Collector
Mr. P. J. Darlington
(1945 or earlier)
Donor
Mrs. P. J. Darlington
(7/3/96)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lance
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Melville Islands
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| 996-22-70/5725 | Spearthrower, cermonial |
Atlatl
|
Melville Islands
| |
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Spear
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Forrest River Mission
| |
| 51-32-70/3266 | Spear, multiple carved barbs |
Spear
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
| 32-68-70/D3947.5 | Stone-tipped spear foreshaft |
Spear
|
Forrest River Mission
| |
|
| 32-68-70/D3947.4 | Stone-tipped spear foreshaft |
Spear
|
Forrest River Mission
| |
| 01-7-70/56675 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Spear
|
Cairns
| |
| 01-7-70/56675.1 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Spear
|
Cairns
| |
| 01-7-70/56674 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Cairns
| |
| 991-2-70/5628 | Mouth harp |
String
|
Sabah
| |
| 91-6-70/50598.13 | Composite Spear, single barb |
Spear
|
Queensland
| |
|
| 91-6-70/50598.18 | Composite Spear, single barb |
Spear
|
Queensland
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