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1927.72.8.1

Thin paddle shaped spear-thrower [.1] with detached wooden peg [.2], once bound in gut and coated with resin at one end. [SM 04/02/2008]

1927.72.8.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Thin paddle shaped spear-thrower [.1] with detached wooden peg [.2], once bound in gut and coated with resin at one end. [SM 04/02/2008]
Long description
Thin paddle shaped spear-thrower [.1] with detached wooden peg [.2], once bound in gut and coated with resin at one end. The opposite end is tapered with traces of resin. [SM 04/02/2008]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Queensland
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Animal Gut, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 88 mm, Width: max 75 mm, Length: max 780 mm, Width: max 13 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.72.8.1 Accession number: 1927.72.8.2

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Spear-thrower