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Object Number 04-51-70/64247
Display Title Obsidian pointed spears
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spears, chipped obsidian blade hafted, painted reed shaft, one broken in two
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Dimensions Overall: 149 x 4 x 2.2 cm (58 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 64247

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