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Object Number
999-35-70/5836
Display Title
Ceremonial spear thrower
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial spear thrower with carved and painted design
Inventory Description
Sculpture, painted ridged and incised midsection, knobbed ends, grooved
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River?
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 88.9 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm (35 x 4 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-35-70/5836
Credit Line
Gift of Boris Magasanik & Helen Donis-Keller
Provenance
Collector
Boris Magasanik
(10/70 - 12/15/99)
Donor
Boris Magasanik
(10/70 - 12/15/99)
Seller
Turtle & Co. Auctions
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