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Bear spear with sheath; bafka gede, bear
Bear spear with sheath; bafka gede, bear
Object Number 30-60-60/D3632
Display Title Bear spear with sheath; bafka gede, bear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Projectile point, metal spear point with leather covered wood sheath, fiber cord
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gold Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Manchuria
Additional Geographic Terms Lower Sungari
Materials Metal, Wood, Leather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 32.7 x 7.7 x 3.3 cm (12 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D-3632
Provenance
Collector Owen Lattimore (1930)
Seller Owen Lattimore (1930)

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