- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Throwing spear, made of wood and bamboo. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]
- Long description
- Short throwing spear of chonto wood & large blade of guadua cane [bamboo], bound on with string. The blade is semi-circular in shape. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Putumayo San Miguel River
- Cultural groups
- Teteye
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1923
- Date collected
- By 1923
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1923
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 707 mm, Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 48 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.88.311
- Research and responses
This spear does not appear to be on the list in the RDF of items sent to the Museum by Thomas. [CF 4/4/2001]
1923.88.311
Throwing spear, made of wood and bamboo. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]
1923.88.311
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