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Donor Name:
American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land  Search this
Length - Object:
135 cm
Depth - Object:
1.91 cm
Object Type:
Spear
Place:
Milingimbi Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Accession Date:
2 May 1949
Notes:
FROM CARD: "THREE-FOURTHS OF STICK IS WRAPPED WITH CORDAGE. AT INTERVALS OF FIVE INCHES BUNDLES OF WHITE COCKATOO FEATHERS, ABOVE THS STRANDS OF HUMAN HAIR CORDAGE WITH FEATHERS ATTACHED BY WAX. THESE ARE SEPARATED BY BANDS OF WHITE, BLACK, AND RED PAINTED BANDS OVER THE CORDAGE."
Record Last Modified:
22 May 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
178294
USNM Number:
E387550-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38b138283-e83c-4da2-9bb4-637dc4d3cd4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8421504