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Spear
Object Number 91-6-70/50645.4
Display Title Spear
Descriptions
Object Description Spears
Inventory Description Spear, barbed broken wood point, hafted with braided fiber, spatulate thin end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood, Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 191.1 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (75 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 91-6-70/50645.4
Provenance
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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Spears
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Papua New Guinea
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Spear
Papua New Guinea
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Spear
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