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CAS 0103-0031   CAS 0103-0031; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 156.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0032   CAS 0103-0032; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 153.7

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

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0034   CAS 0103-0034; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 160.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0035   CAS 0103-0035; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 153.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0036   CAS 0103-0036; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 141.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0037   CAS 0103-0037; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 153.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0038   CAS 0103-0038; Fishing spear
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0039   CAS 0103-0039; Fishing spear
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fishing spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory or Queensland
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1910-1920
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Stingray spines; Spinifex gum; Earth pigments
Description Fishing spear comprising bamboo shaft fitted with wooden foreshaft that is secured with cane or bamboo wrapping and spinifex gum and painted with red and white pigments; End of foreshaft is fitted with bundle of stingray spines that are also secured with cane or bamboo wrappings and some type of resin and painted with ochre.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = 202.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0040   CAS 0103-0040; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 2.1, Length = ca. 221.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0041   CAS 0103-0041; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments; Stingray spine (?)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.2, Length = ca. 197.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0042   CAS 0103-0042; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.5, Length = ca. 208.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0043   CAS 0103-0043; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.6, Length = ca. 199.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0044   CAS 0103-0044; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 202.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0045   CAS 0103-0045; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 236.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0046   CAS 0103-0046; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 190.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0047   CAS 0103-0047; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 176.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0048   CAS 0103-0048; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.6, Length = ca. 213.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0049   CAS 0103-0049; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 190.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0103-0050   CAS 0103-0050; Spear
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Earth pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = ca. 204.0
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