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Object Number
96-25-70/49474
Display Title
Spearthrower, straight lath form
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spearthrower, flat rectangular stick, blackened ends, one with angled point
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Resin, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 88.5 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm (34 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Atlatl
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Atlatl
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Atlatl
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Atlatl
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Queensland
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Atlatl
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Atlatl
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South Australia
| |
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Atlatl
|
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