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Object Number
973-11-70/5304
Display Title
Spear or arrow, 50 in. l, bamboo tip with tooth
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, bamboo shaft, split bamboo point with bone piece attached, wrapped fiber
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Ialibu district; Western Highlands
Materials
Bamboo, Bone, Plant fiber, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 127.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm (50 3/16 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5304
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