Spear

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Object Number 00-8-70/55388

Display Title Spear

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, long black barbed wood point, wood shaft, fiber wrap, feather

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue

Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands

Materials Wood, Fiber, Feather

Dimensions Overall: 300.5 x 2.3 x 2.6 cm (118 5/16 x 7/8 x 1 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 55388

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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