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Large spear - wooden shaft slightly carved; broad, carved wooden +
Large spear - wooden shaft slightly carved; broad, carved wooden +
Object Number 36-105-70/480
Display Title Large spear - wooden shaft slightly carved; broad, carved wooden +
Descriptions
Object Description Large spear - wooden shaft slightly carved; broad, carved wooden +
Inventory Description Spear, incised shaft, flat tapered point, foreshaft of fiber, feathers, shell, c
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 Wood, Fiber, Feather, Shell, Cotton, Dye, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 303 x 5.8 x 4 cm (119 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 36-105-70/480

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