Spearhead of quartzite, set in resin which is painted with ochre. Formerly glued into display case with other spearheads, now loose [see other info]. [El.B 07/08/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spearhead of quartzite, set in resin which is painted with ochre. Formerly glued into display case with other spearheads, now loose [see other info]. [El.B 07/08/2007]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Northern Territory Livingstone Ranges
Person: Field collector Eric Conran; PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows; PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: By 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 10/1932
Materials and processes: Material Quartzite Stone, Material Resin Plant, Material Ochre, Process Flaked, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 54 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.53.79
Research and responses: According to Dr M. O’Hanlon, A.R.M. probably stands for Assistant Resident Magistrate. [CW 23/2/2000] Confirmed by Sylvia Schaffarczyk, a PhD student from the Australian National University, in September 2004 during a visit to research collections made by Australian colonial administrators in Papua New Guinea. [ZM 3/9/2004]

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