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1900.55.30

Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]

1900.55.30

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Long description
Spear with a reed shaft and three pointed barbed wooden head. The head is bound to the shaft with string. The butt is coated in resin. Coated in red-coloured pigment. [AB [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
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 Reed Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 27 mm, Length: max 2593 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.30 Other numbers: 64 30

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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