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1913.65.49

Upper part of a spear with serrated head of quartz fixed to a wooden haft with gum and bound with plant fibre. Mounted in a glass-topped box with other spearheads. [El.B 14/08/2007]

1913.65.49

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Collection type
Object
Description
Upper part of a spear with serrated head of quartz fixed to a wooden haft with gum and bound with plant fibre. Mounted in a glass-topped box with other spearheads. [El.B 14/08/2007]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Western Australia or Northern Territory
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/1913
Materials and processes
Material Quartz Stone, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Flaked, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 147 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.65.49

Search terms: Weapon, Spear-head