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Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
Object Number 970-1-70/4751.4
Display Title Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, carved wood, rectangular, flat, one end pointed, one blunt, holes
Classification
  • Stick
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / West Irian
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 150 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm (59 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-1-70/4751.4

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Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
970-1-70/4751 Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
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970-1-70/4751.3 Heavy dark wood spears, one still has some bark on it; one has holes and notches
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