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Object Number
32-68-70/D4081
Display Title
Fighting spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood shaft, tapered to barbed point, fiber wrapped
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Mid West
/
Boogardie
Additional Geographic Terms
Mt. Magnet
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 268 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm (105 1/2 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-68-70/D4081
Provenance
Collector
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Expedition
(1917)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Expedition
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D4077 | Fighting spear |
Spear
|
Boogardie
| |
| 32-68-70/D4074 | Fighting spear |
Spear
|
Boogardie
| |
| 32-68-70/D4079 | Fighting spear |
Spear
|
Boogardie
| |
| 32-68-70/D4072 | Fighting spear with stone heads |
Spear
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 32-68-70/D4071 | Fighting spear with stone heads |
Spear
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D4070 | Fighting spear with stone heads |
Spear
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 64-18-70/4540 | Fighting spear of light wood with dark woven band |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 30-54-70/D3487 | 2-pronged fighting spear |
Spear
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 63-29-70/4154 | Short, light-colored fighting spear |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 63-29-70/4102 | Wooden light fighting spear with dark band |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4538 | Dark wood fighting spear with white band and bamboo butt stop |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 08-36-70/74280 | Spear for fighting, but sometimes used for hunting |
Spear
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya |