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Boys fish spear
Object Number 56-28-20/19806
Display Title Boys fish spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, 2 metal prongs lashed onto reed shaft, bound with cotton string
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Additional Geographic Terms Campo Viveras
Materials Reed, Metal, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 107 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (42 1/8 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-28-20/19806

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