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Object Number
47-72-70/2707
Display Title
Atlatl
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear thrower or atlatl, carved wood, cylindrical, incised designs, braided bamboo strips, black pigment or char throughout
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik, Middle; Timbunke
Materials
Cane , Wood , Bamboo , Soot
Dimensions
Overall: 97.5 × 8.5 × 9 cm (38 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-72-70/2707
47-72-70/2707
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Atlatl
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| |
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Atlatl
|
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| |
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|
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|
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Atlatl
|
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Atlatl
|
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