Spear

P1880

From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1880
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Locus South Australia [Historic Attribute]
Period Late Colonial Australia Period
Date Made 1850-1900 CE
Section Oceanian
Materials Palm Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

A palmwood spear. The spear is long and very thin with a palmwood point on the end. It is a single piece of wood and plant fibers are wrapped around the base of the palmwood spear head as well as towards the base of the spear.

Length 242 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907
Other Number 5 - Other Number

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