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Iron pointed spear
Object Number 30-54-70/D3491
Display Title Iron pointed spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, iron blade, incised, serrated near shaft, wood shaft wrapped with fiber
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, Iron, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 245 x 6.8 x 2.4 cm (96 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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