- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Spear with long cane shaft with single wood point with 8 barbs along one edge. The head, now separated from the shaft, is bound to the shaft with ochre covered string. [RH [OPS move] 8/8/2018]
- Geographical reference
- South Australia or Northern Territory
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1894
- Date collected
- 1894
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 09/1897
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Ochre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Width: max 26 mm, Length: max 2637 mm, Depth: max 19 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1897.36.15
- Research and responses
According to the Annual report of the Museum for 1897 'Dr Stirling [that is Edward Stirling, of Adelaide] kindly furnished descriptive labels of the objects sent [by WA Horn from the Horn Expedition] [AP 17/4/2002]
1897.36.15
Spear with long cane shaft with single wood point with 8 barbs along one edge. The head, now separated from the shaft, is bound to the shaft with ochre covered string. [RH [OPS move] 8/8/2018]
1897.36.15
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