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Spear, double obsidian point, bamboo shaft
Spear, double obsidian point, bamboo shaft
Object Number 18-20-70/D1234
Display Title Spear, double obsidian point, bamboo shaft
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, double obsidian blade, carved and painted haft with faces, diamond cut ou
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Reed, Obsidian, Pigment, Clay, Seed, String
Dimensions Overall: 225.2 x 10.1 x 4.5 cm (88 11/16 x 4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1234; [106907]

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