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Spear handle, wood (missing blade), bamboo collar at blade end. Tipped with meta
Spear handle, wood (missing blade), bamboo collar at blade end. Tipped with meta
Object Number 973-3-70/5337
Display Title Spear handle, wood (missing blade), bamboo collar at blade end. Tipped with meta
Descriptions
Object Description Spear handle, wood (missing blade), bamboo collar at blade end. Tipped with metal collar at other end.
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical wood handle, tapered to point, metal cap, fiber, no blade, sl
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea?
Oceania / Philippines?
Materials Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 160.8 x 2.6 x 2.7 cm (63 5/16 x 1 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-3-70/5337

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