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Object Number
32-68-70/D4085
Display Title
Very old spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, carved cylindrical wood shaft, tapered, resin near point
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Materials
Wood, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 204.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (80 1/2 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-68-70/D4085
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1901)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D4086 | Very old spear |
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