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Object Number 30-54-70/D3473
Display Title Spear thrower, cylindrical type
Descriptions
Inventory Description Atlatl, wood shaft with painted designs at ends, tassel of hair at one end
Classification
  • Atlatl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Dimensions Overall: 75.5 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm (29 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3473
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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