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Palm wood lance head
Object Number 00-8-70/55386
Display Title Palm wood lance head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Projectile point, carved wood, barbed point, peaked center line, pegged end
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 70.6 x 2.7 x 1 cm (27 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55386
Provenance
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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