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Hunting and war spears, stone pointed
Hunting and war spears, stone pointed
Object Number 30-54-70/D3482.3
Display Title Hunting and war spears, stone pointed
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, carved wood shaft, stone point, flat, broken tip, wrapped fiber, pigment
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Arnhem Land, Northeast
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Stone, Resin, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 240 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm (94 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-54-70/D3482.3
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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