Spear with a flaked white stone blade, with a shaft of cane. The blade is bound to the shaft with string and resin. [AB [OPS move] 10/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with a flaked white stone blade, with a shaft of cane. The blade is bound to the shaft with string and resin. [AB [OPS move] 10/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Unknown
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 Cane Plant, Material Stone, Material String, Material Resin Plant, Process Flaked, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 2014 mm, Width: max 39 mm, Depth: max 27 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.19.20

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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