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1943.4.46

Quartzite spearhead or knife.

1943.4.46

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Collection type
Object
Description
Quartzite spearhead or knife.
Long description
Spearhead or knife made of quartzite stone with spinnifex gum around the base. The tip is broken off and missing. [SM 27/07/2007]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Magdalen College School
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1943
Date collected
By 1943
Acquisition information
Donated: 1943
Materials and processes
Material Quartzite Stone, Material Resin Plant, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 38 mm, Length: max 90 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1943.4.46

Search terms: Technique, Tool, Weapon, Spear-head, Knife

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