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Spear of dark wood, upper part is red with two small carved heads, one+
Spear of dark wood, upper part is red with two small carved heads, one+
Object Number 46-78-70/2345
Display Title Spear of dark wood, upper part is red with two small carved heads, one+
Descriptions
Object Description Spear of dark wood, upper part is red with two small carved heads, one+
Inventory Description Spear, carved wood handle, no point, carved heads, painted, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment, Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 179.5 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm (70 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2345
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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