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Child's first practice spear
Object Number 30-54-70/D3485
Display Title Child's first practice spear
Descriptions
Object Description Child's first practice spear
Inventory Description Spear, toy?, wood shaft, plant fiber wrapping, cloth band, split at end end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms Arnhem Land, Northeast
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 149 x 2.2 x 2 cm (58 11/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-54-70/D-3485
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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