Spear made from one piece of wood with barbed head. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear made from one piece of wood with barbed head. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Long description: Spear made from one very long and slender piece of dark wood. The head is carved with barbs on one side and has skeuomorph incising representing binding. [JMC [OPS move] 9/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Western Australia
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source William Ockelford Oldman
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: By 1909
Acquisition information: Purchased: 03/1909
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Incised, Process Skeuomorph, Process Carved, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions: Length: max 2845 mm, Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 22 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.63.1

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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