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Spear, with single barb of wood, two bands of plait in red and yellow +
Spear, with single barb of wood, two bands of plait in red and yellow +
Object Number 47-54-70/2480
Display Title Spear, with single barb of wood, two bands of plait in red and yellow +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, wood shaft, wrapped fiber foreshaft, tufts, carved face, one barb
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 301 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm (118 1/2 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2480, D 45.793, Solomons

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