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Object Number
30-54-70/D3483.1
Display Title
"Laa" spears, unfinished barbs
Descriptions
Object Description
"Laa" spears, unfinished barbs
Inventory Description
Spear, reed shaft, wood foreshaft tapered to point, cut-out edge, painted
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms
Arnhem Land, Northeast
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Resin, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 193 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (76 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-54-70/D3483.1
Provenance
Collector
W. Lloyd Warner
(1929-1930)
Seller
W. Lloyd Warner
(1930)
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