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1900.55.31

Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]


1900.55.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Long description
Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. The head is covered with black pigment, the bindings covered in white pigments and the shaft coated with red pigment. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Geographical reference
Northern Territory
Person
Field collector Harry Stockdale
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Reed Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 37 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 2367 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.31 Other numbers: 65 31

Search terms: Weapon, Spear