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Object Number 27-56-70/D2858
Display Title Spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical wood shaft, barbed point, cut-out oval piece, band, hair
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Eiland, Mapi River; upper waters of
Dimensions Overall: 283 x 12 x 2.2 cm (111 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27-56-70/D2858

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