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Spears/harpoons, light hollow wood bodies with thinner dark wood +
Spears/harpoons, light hollow wood bodies with thinner dark wood +
Object Number 970-1-70/4750.7
Display Title Spears/harpoons, light hollow wood bodies with thinner dark wood +
Descriptions
Object Description Spears/harpoons, light hollow wood bodies with thinner dark wood +
Inventory Description Spear, light wood shaft, elongated, carved wood point, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / West Irian
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 144 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (56 11/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-1-70/4750.7

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