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Object Number
32-68-70/D3965
Display Title
Spearthrower
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, carved wood, flat, wavy painted design, hook at tapered end
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Forrest River Mission
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Forrest River Mission
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 119.7 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm (47 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-68-70/D/3965
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1911)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(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
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 32-68-70/D3964 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
| |
| 25-46-70/D2441.1 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Laverton
| |
| 967-71-70/4652 | Wooden spearthrower, gummed at both ends 22" long |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 967-71-70/4651 | Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part |
Atlatl
|
South 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
| |
| 967-71-70/4650 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 32-68-70/D3961 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Bridgetown
| |
| 967-71-70/4649 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 46-78-70/2311 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Australia
|