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Object Number 973-3-00/30.6
Display Title Spear shaft, sharp tapered wood point, 1 bone barb w/ sinew & resin, resin end
Descriptions
Object Description Spear shaft, sharp tapered wood point, 1 bone barb w/ sinew & resin, resin end
Inventory Description Spear shaft, sharp tapered wood point, 1 bone barb w/ sinew and resin, resin end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Dimensions Overall: 291.5 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm (114 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-3-00/30.6; 973-3-Z/30E

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