Collector:

Dr. Barry Alpher  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Barry Alpher  Search this

Length:

284 cm

Diameter:

1.7 cm

Culture:

Yir Yoront (Jirjoront)  Search this

Aboriginal Australian  Search this

Object Type:

Spear

Place:

Kowanyama, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

Accession Date:

1 Dec 1989

Collection Date:

Jul 1967 to Aug 1967

Notes:

Barbed wooden wallaby spear of type formerly used in warfare. Barb consists of a 27 cm long, pointed metal wire wound with resin-covered vegetable fiber onto end of spear shaft. Butt end and section of staff near butt end are wound with resin-covered vegetable fiber. Made by Jack Bruno.

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

378672

USNM Number:

E424808-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d2674605-91b2-4c57-9fc0-a732b53ab31e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457952