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1898.75.21

Barbed wooden spear-head.

1898.75.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barbed wooden spear-head.
Long description
Barbed wooden spear-head. One end of the spear is carved to a point, whereas the other end is made more cylindrical. There are barbs carved along the entire surface going opposing ways to each other.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 26 mm, Length: max 561 mm, Width: max 29 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.75.21

Search terms: Weapon, Spear-head

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