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Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Object Number 25-46-70/D2424.6
Display Title Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, bamboo shaft, broken, white pigment, wood extension, round tip
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / <City> / Drysdale River
Additional Geographic Terms Drysdale River
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 282 x 3 x 1.8 cm (111 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 25-46-70/D2424.5, Drysdale River, WA
Provenance
Intermediary Mrs. Walter Badenach (1924)
Seller Unknown (1925)

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Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
25-46-70/D2424.3 Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Spear
Drysdale River
Western Australia
Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
25-46-70/D2424.4 Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Spear
Western Australia
Drysdale River
Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
25-46-70/D2424.5 Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Spear
Drysdale River
Western Australia
Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
25-46-70/D2424.2 Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Spear
Drysdale River
Western Australia
Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
25-46-70/D2424.1 Stone headed spears, 1 head broken off
Spear
Western Australia
Drysdale River
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46-78-70/2368.1 Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
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Papua New Guinea
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