Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0033 | |
| 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 | |