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Object Number
01-7-70/56674
Display Title
Spear thrower, straight lath form
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spearthrower, straight lath form, the wood peg secured to one end of the vertical edge of the blade with plant fiber and resin. The blade decorated on both sides with an assemblage of incised designs not ordered symmetrically with traces of white pigment in the incised lines as a possible wash overall. Motifs include multiple straight lines, chevrons, cross forms, and cross hatched 'woven' motifs.
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
/
Far North Queensland
/
Cairns
Materials
Wood, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 79.5 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm (31 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56674
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1900)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1901)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 30-54-70/D3473.1 | Spear thrower, cylindrical type |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 01-7-70/56675 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Spear
|
Cairns
| |
| 01-7-70/56675.1 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Spear
|
Cairns
| |
| 25-46-70/D2441 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Laverton
| |
| 51-32-70/3411 | Wooden spear thrower |
Atlatl
|
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
| |
| 36-94-10/6475 | Small pottery bowl. Greyish slip over red. 2 straight lines and zig-zag along |
Pueblo of Cochiti
| ||
| 32-68-70/D3963 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Vassie
| |
| 92-4-70/48378.2 | Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 92-4-70/48378.3 | Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|