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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
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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