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Object Number
54-16-70/3594
Display Title
Spear thrower
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear thrower
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, flat, elliptical, resin at knob and tip, wood point
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Materials
Wood, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 56.4 x 9.8 x 1.8 cm (22 3/16 x 3 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54-16-70 / 3594
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Seth Fitchet
(1910)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Seth Fitchet
(3/26/1954)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-46-70/D1715.3 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 23-46-70/D1715.1 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 23-46-70/D1715.2 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 23-46-70/D1715 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 23-46-70/D1714 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.2 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.3 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.1 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.4 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.5 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 51-32-70/3411 | Wooden spear thrower |
Atlatl
|
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
| |
| 25-46-70/D2425.2 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Drysdale River
|