Spear Thrower
29-50-450
From: New Guinea | Tambunum
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-450 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Tambunum |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Of wood. Painted red, white, and black stripes. The javelin guide is carved in one piece with the rest of the implement; so is the 3-knobbed handle-butt. The "guide" is triangular with what appears to be an eye pattern. |
| Length | 98.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 466 - Other Number |
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