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1909.30.115

Barbed spear head with 23 barbs. The spear is notched and incised with diagonal lines at the end. [MJD 06/05/2009]

1909.30.115

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barbed spear head with 23 barbs. The spear is notched and incised with diagonal lines at the end. [MJD 06/05/2009]
Person
Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Field collector HMS Challenger
Field collector HMS Alert
Field collector HMS Flying Fish
PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 510 mm, Width: max 24 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.30.115

Search terms: Weapon, Spear-head