Throwing stick of cane and carved wood

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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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