Spear that once had small splinters of quartz set in gum at one end of a naturally shaped wooden shaft. The glass points have all broken off, but parts are still embedded in the resin. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear that once had small splinters of quartz set in gum at one end of a naturally shaped wooden shaft. The glass points have all broken off, but parts are still embedded in the resin. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Western Australia
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1874
Date collected: By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Quartz Stone, Process Flaked, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 2628 mm, Width: max 26 mm, Depth: max 18 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.19.16

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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