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Object Number
64-18-70/4539
Display Title
Small darkened fighting spear (ab dege)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood shaft, tapered to point on both ends, partially darkened
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 275 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (108 1/4 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-18-70/4539
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64-18-70/4541 | Small fighting spear of light wood (ab dege) |
Spear
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4544 | Crooked fighting spear (ab dege) |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4537 | Fighting spear of dark wood with whitened woven band (al dege) |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4536 | Dark spear with white woven band (al dege) |
Spear
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 63-29-70/4105 | Unfinished wooden bandless fighting spear |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4538 | Dark wood fighting spear with white band and bamboo butt stop |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 25-46-70/D2428.2 | Fighting spears |
Spear
|
Drysdale River
Western Australia | |
| 25-46-70/D2428.1 | Fighting spears |
Spear
|
Western Australia
Drysdale River | |
| 63-29-70/4100 | Wooden dark fighting spear with white band (wim tege) |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
|
| 25-46-70/D2428.3 | Fighting spears |
Spear
|
Drysdale River
Western Australia | |
| 63-29-70/4102 | Wooden light fighting spear with dark band |
Spear
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 46-78-70/2380 | Dancing paddle of light wood carved in low relief and darkened by fire |
Staff
|
New Ireland Province
|