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Throwing stick of cane and carved wood
Throwing stick of cane and carved wood
Object Number 47-72-70/2706
Display Title Throwing stick of cane and carved wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Throwing stick, split cane, carved wood handle inserted, fiber bands
Classification
  • Edged
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle; Timbunke
Materials Wood, Rattan, Cane
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 12 x 6 cm (29 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2706

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