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Hunting and war spears, stone pointed
Object Number 30-54-70/D3482.1
Display Title Hunting and war spears, stone pointed
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, carved wood shaft, stone point, broken tip, resin, white pigment
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Stone, Resin, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 274.5 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm (108 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-54-70/D3482.1
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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