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Arrow or spear for fish of reed, with fine black points of wood
Arrow or spear for fish of reed, with fine black points of wood
Object Number 46-78-70/2412
Display Title Arrow or spear for fish of reed, with fine black points of wood
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow or spear for fish of reed, with fine black points of wood
Inventory Description Spear, reed shaft, 4 splayed wood points bound with fiber and pigmented black
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Reed, Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 130.7 x 1.9 x 2.1 cm (51 7/16 x 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2412
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (02/11/1899)
Dealer S. Jacob (02/11/1899)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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