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Object Number
96-25-70/49462
Display Title
Six-pronged fish spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, bamboo shaft, six-pronged carved wood points, wrapped with fiber
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 220 x 4 x 3.8 cm (86 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
96-25-70/49462
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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