Spear

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Object Number 04-42-70/64021

Display Title Spear

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical shaft, fiber wrapped bands, carved foreshaft, shell inlay

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / San Cristobal Island

Materials Wood, Shell, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 273.5 x 3 x 3 cm (107 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 64021

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