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Object Number
32-68-70/D3961
Display Title
Spearthrower
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, carved wood, flat, tapered, resin at ends, plant fiber one end
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
South West
/
Bridgetown
Materials
Wood, Resin, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 7 x 2.2 cm (23 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3961; 33
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1911)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D3963 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Vassie
| |
| 51-32-70/3290 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Cape Melville
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 97-6-70/48386 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49475 | Spearthrower, curved form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 967-71-70/4652 | Wooden spearthrower, gummed at both ends 22" long |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 32-68-70/D3964 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
| |
| 967-71-70/4651 | Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part |
Atlatl
|
South Australia
| |
| 51-32-70/3289 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Port Stewart
| |
| 32-68-70/D3965 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
Forrest River Mission |