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Throwing stick
Object Number 32-68-70/D3941
Display Title Throwing stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, cylindrical, carved wood, rounded ends, notched, marked end
Classification
  • Bludgeon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Murchison / Cue
Additional Geographic Terms Murchison District
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 1.2 x 2.2 cm (25 3/16 x 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3941
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1911)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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