Spear with wood or cane shaft. Lenticular slade blade bound to the shaft with resin and twisted string. The shaft is stained red with thin strips of pigment removed to create a striped appearance. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with wood or cane shaft. Lenticular slade blade bound to the shaft with resin and twisted string. The shaft is stained red with thin strips of pigment removed to create a striped appearance. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; 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 Reed Plant, Material Slate Stone, Material String, Material Resin Plant, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 2539 mm, Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 39 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.55.8 Other numbers: 17 17a

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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