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Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part
Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part
Object Number 967-71-70/4651
Display Title Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part
Descriptions
Object Description Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part
Inventory Description Spear thrower, curved at middle, tooth? in resin one end, sinew wrapping
Classification
  • Atlatl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / South Australia
Additional Geographic Terms River Murray
Materials Wood, Tooth?, Resin, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 68.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm (26 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object River Murray. Aust. / Spearthrower / 967-71-70/4651
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Owner Mrs. John Linden (1967)
Intermediary Dr. Stephen Williams

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