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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
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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