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Spear with antler point
Object Number 15-36-10/86482
Display Title Spear with antler point
Descriptions
Object Description War spear. Blade or point of antler over 5" long and handle of fir wood over 5'
Inventory Description Spearpoints, leather, feather and wool wrapped shaft, hair/feather extensions
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Wood, Bone, Feather, Wool, Horsehair, Leather, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 169 x 23.5 x 3.5 cm (66 9/16 x 9 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-36-10/86482
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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