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Object Number
973-3-70/5321
Display Title
Collection of wooden spear-points, found uncatalogued in museum 8/73. Probably i
Descriptions
Object Description
Collection of wooden spear-points, found uncatalogued in museum 8/73. Probably include specimens from Samoa, Solomons and New Guinea.
Inventory Description
Spearpoints, carved and barbed wood and bone, some fiber or fur wrapped
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms
Melanesia
Dimensions
Overall: 73 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm (28 3/4 x 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
27
Label on object
973-3-70/5321
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