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Object Number 00-8-70/55310
Display Title Na-motu - straight spear
Descriptions
Object Description Na-motu - straight spear
Inventory Description Cylindrical wood shaft, pointed at both ends, woven fiber bands, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 391 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm (153 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 00-8-70/55310
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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