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Spear - bamboo shaft with 4 pointed wooden sticks at end - for +
Spear - bamboo shaft with 4 pointed wooden sticks at end - for +
Object Number 36-105-70/476
Display Title Spear - bamboo shaft with 4 pointed wooden sticks at end - for +
Descriptions
Object Description Spear - bamboo shaft with 4 pointed wooden sticks at end - for hunting small birds
Inventory Description Spear, bamboo shaft, mmissing point
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory; Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 92.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (36 7/16 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/476

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