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Object Number
51-32-70/3289
Display Title
Spearthrower, paddle form
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Atlatl, flat wood shaft, shell element at one end, knob at other end
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Port Stewart
Materials
Wood, Shell, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 83.7 x 10.6 x 2.3 cm (32 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-32-70/3289; A 13580 51-32-70/3289 / Port Stewart Queensland.
Provenance
Collector
Peabody Museum South Australian Expedition
(06/26/1951)
Collector
Dr. Joseph B. Birdsell
(06/26/1951)
Collector
N.B. Tindale
(06/26/1951)
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