Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0020 | |
| 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 | |