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Object Number
31-32-70/D3747
Display Title
Spears with obsidian blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spears, chipped obsidian blade, tapering wood shaft, organic polychrome haft
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Admiralty Islands
Materials
Wood, Obsidian, Organic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 190 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm (74 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
31-32-70/ D/ 3747
Provenance
Collector
General George Crook
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-51-70/64247 | Obsidian pointed spears |
Spear
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 29-43-50/B4763C | Spears - wood handles, iron blades |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4763D | Spears - wood handles, iron blades |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4764 | Spears - short wood handles iron blades |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 18-20-70/D1257 | Spear with obsidian point |
Spear
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 30-66-50/H1410 | Spears, medium blades |
Spear
|
Tanzania
| |
| 29-43-50/B4763B | Spears - wood handles, iron blades |
Spear
| ||
| 29-43-50/B4763E | Spears - wood handles, iron blades |
Spear
| ||
| 29-43-50/B4763 | Spears - wood handles, iron blades |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 30-66-50/H1409 | Spears, broad blades |
Spear
|
Tanzania
| |
| 05-2-70/64841.2 | Spears with obsidian points |
Spear
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 30-66-50/H1409.1 | Spears, broad blades |
Spear
|
Tanzania
|