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1913.65.51

Carved wooden spear thrower. [LM 22/08/2007]

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1913.65.51

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden spear thrower. [LM 22/08/2007]
Long description
Carved wooden spear thrower. The grip has three carved grooves for fingers on one side and a hole for the thumb on the opposite side. There is a piece of ivory to hold the spear butt at the end of the groove. [MJD 02/03/2015]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/1913
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 470 mm, Width: max 60 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.65.51

Search terms: Weapon, Spear-thrower

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