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Object Number
967-71-70/4649
Display Title
Spearthrower
Descriptions
Object Description
Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'7" x 4" at widest part
Inventory Description
Spearthrower, wood, concave, tapered end, resin, perforated, split into two
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Materials
Wood, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 78.5 x 8.2 x 1.8 cm (30 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
967-71-70/4649; Cent. Aust
Provenance
Collector
Russell H. Harris
Seller
Mrs. John Linden
(12/13/1967)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 967-71-70/4651 | Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part |
Atlatl
|
South Australia
| |
| 967-71-70/4650 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 967-71-70/4652 | Wooden spearthrower, gummed at both ends 22" long |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D3963 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Vassie
| |
| 25-46-70/D2441.1 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Laverton
| |
| 46-78-70/2311 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 32-68-70/D3964 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 51-32-70/3411 | Wooden spear thrower |
Atlatl
|
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
| |
| 32-68-70/D3962 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Murchison
|