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Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0033   CAS 0103-0033; 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 Cane; Wood; Earth pigments
Description Spear comprising long slender cane shaft whose distal end is fitted with a very slender wooden foreshaft that tapers to a very sharp point; Proximal end of shaft is wrapped with sinew (?) and entire shaft and foreshaft are painted with ochre-colored pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.2, Length = 153.5