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Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0020   CAS 0103-0020; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory (?)
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1910-1920
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Sinew; Spinifex gum (?); Earth pigments
Description Spear comprising long, wooden shaft whose distal end is fitted with a long, cylindrical wooden foreshaft that tapers very gradually to a sharp point; Foreshaft is secured with sinew wrapping covered with black spinifex (?) gum; Proximal end of shaft is wrapped in sinew and coated with gum; Section above proximal end is painted white and longer section above that is painted red.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.5, Length = 176.8