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Object Number
00-8-70/55785
Display Title
Palmwood spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood, cylindrical shaft tapering to pointed ends, chipped
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Marshall Islands
/
Ratak Chain
/
Wotje Atoll
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 251.4 x 2.2 x 2 cm (99 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
00-8-70/55785
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| 01-7-70/56678.3 | Palmwood spears |
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