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Object Number
97-6-70/48386
Display Title
Spearthrower, paddle form
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden object with shell at one end
Inventory Description
Spear thrower, flat stick, shell one end, projection other end, resin both ends
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Additional Geographic Terms
North West Queensland
Materials
Wood, Shell, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 76.2 x 8.4 x 2 cm (30 x 3 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48386
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Henry A. Ward
Seller
Ward's Natural Science Establishment
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 51-32-70/3290 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
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| |
| 46-78-70/2311 | Spearthrower, paddle form |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.1 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474.2 | Spearthrower, straight lath form with handle |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49474 | Spearthrower, straight lath form |
Atlatl
|
Queensland
| |
| 967-71-70/4652 | Wooden spearthrower, gummed at both ends 22" long |
Atlatl
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D3961 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Bridgetown
| |
| 967-71-70/4651 | Concave wooden spearthrower, gummed at one end 2'3" x 1 1/2" at widest part |
Atlatl
|
South Australia
| |
| 99-12-70/53649 | Throwing stick |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D3964 | Spearthrower |
Atlatl
|
Western Australia
|