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Object Number
30-54-70/D3487
Display Title
2-pronged fighting spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear shaft, cylindrical wood, cut out at one end, fiber wrapped
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
Ironwood, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 216.5 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm (85 1/4 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-54-70/D3487
Provenance
Collector
W. Lloyd Warner
(1929-1930)
Seller
W. Lloyd Warner
(1930)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-54-70/D3486 | 2-pronged fish spear |
Spear
|
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