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1966.1.58

Carved wooden spear bound at the tip with plant fibre, coated in a black substance. Spear tapers at both ends with a wider section towards the head. [DV [OPS move] 20/6/2018]


1966.1.58

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden spear bound at the tip with plant fibre, coated in a black substance. Spear tapers at both ends with a wider section towards the head. [DV [OPS move] 20/6/2018]
Person
Field collector Moore
Field collector Alice Moore
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1850-1900?, uncertain
Date collected
?Late 1800s
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 16 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Length 1980 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.58

Search terms: Weapon, Spear