Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0038 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fishing spear | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Wood (hardwood); Kangaroo (?) sinew; Bone (?); Pitch | |
| Description | Fishing spear consisting of long, unmodified bamboo shaft with 4 very long carved hardwood points stuck into distal end of shaft and secured with sinew wrapping and coating of black pitch; At distal end of each hardwood point is a double-pointed bone (?) barb that is also secured with sinew wrapping and pitch; Hardwood points are tightly bundled together at their bases, but flare out from each other at their distal ends. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.5, Length = 212.0 | |