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Object Number 36-105-70/376
Display Title Wooden spear thrower
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear thrower, cut bamboo tube, zoomorphic wood ornament, fiber bands
Classification
  • Atlatl
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
Dimensions Overall: 72.9 x 12.5 x 4 cm (28 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/376

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