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Object Number 00-8-70/55697
Display Title Short spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, carved wood, tiered notched point, cylindrical shaft
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Truk Island
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 108.5 x 2.3 x 2.6 cm (42 11/16 x 7/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55697/ Ruk

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