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1916.36.16

Barbed spear head of whale bone with 11 barbs. [MJD 30/04/2009]

1916.36.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barbed spear head of whale bone with 11 barbs. [MJD 30/04/2009]
Geographical reference
Argentina
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Argentina
Chile
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Chile
Tierra del Fuego Patagonian Channels Brassey Passage Port Charrua
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Whale Bone Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.36.16

Search terms: Weapon, Spear-head

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