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Object Number 23-46-70/D1738.1
Display Title Spear point chipped from glass
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear point, chipped from clear glass, tapered to fine point
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 3 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1738.1
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1922)
Seller Unknown (2/26/1923)

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