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Object Number 30-54-70/D3483.2
Display Title "Laa" spears, unfinished barbs
Descriptions
Object Description "Laa" spears, unfinished barbs
Inventory Description Spear, wood shaft, tapered to point, cut-out edge, painted white, yellow
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, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 245 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm (96 7/16 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-54-70/D3483.2
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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