Spear of naturally shaped length of wood, cupped at the butt and pointed at the tip with a flat wooden barb tied to the tip, and a band of black below the barb. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear of naturally shaped length of wood, cupped at the butt and pointed at the tip with a flat wooden barb tied to the tip, and a band of black below the barb. [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 Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Process Tied, Process Bound, Process Stained
Dimensions: Length: max 2310 mm, Depth: max 18 mm, Width: max 22 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.55.7

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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