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2-pronged fish spear
Object Number 30-54-70/D3486
Display Title 2-pronged fish spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical, carved wood, two barbed prongs, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 252 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm (99 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-54-70/D3486
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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