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Object Number 54-16-70/3598
Display Title Spear with flint point; broken in half
Descriptions
Object Description Spear with flint point; broken in half
Inventory Description Carved spear with flint point, painted decoration, in 2 pieces
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Dimensions Overall: 187.5 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm (73 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 54-16-70/3598

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