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Object Number
01-7-70/56675
Display Title
Spear thrower, straight lath form
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, wood, blade-like, plant fiber wrapping and resin one end
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
/
Far North Queensland
/
Cairns
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 96.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 cm (37 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56675; #or######; ######; Bought from native in Cairns, Q
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-7-70/56675.1 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Spear
|
Cairns
| |
| 01-7-70/56674 | Spear thrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Cairns
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 25-46-70/D2425.1 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Drysdale River
Western Australia | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.1 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.3 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.5 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 25-46-70/D2425.2 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Drysdale River
| |
| 30-54-70/D3455.2 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 30-54-70/D3455.4 | Spear throwers |
Atlatl
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory |