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Object Number 38-112-70/1019
Display Title Paddle-shaped spear - wood with feather decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical shaft, flat paddle end, black and white feathered top.
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River Region
Dimensions Overall: 305 x 14 x 4 cm (120 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-112-70/1019

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