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Object Number
32-68-70/D3964
Display Title
Spearthrower
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, flat, rectangular one end, white stripes, resin at point
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Port George IV; Hanover Bay
Materials
Wood, Resin, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 91.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm (36 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3964
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1911)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 32-68-70/D3963 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Vassie
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 967-71-70/4652 | Wooden spearthrower, gummed at both ends 22" long |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 967-71-70/4651 | Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part |
Atlatl
|
South Australia
| |
| 967-71-70/4649 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 967-71-70/4650 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 32-68-70/D3965 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
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Atlatl
|
Bridgetown
| |
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Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
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Atlatl
|
Queensland
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