Fish spear

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Object Number 18-20-70/D1246

Display Title Fish spear

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, bamboo shaft, elongated multi-pronged head, reed braided bands

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands

Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Bamboo

Dimensions Overall: 295 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm (116 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 18-20-70/D1246

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