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Object Number
39-17-70/1199
Display Title
Crude iron bladed spear. Used for pig or people.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, light wood cylinder, blunt end, wrapped with plant fiber
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 209.5 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (82 1/2 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1199
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