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Catalog Data

Collector:
George C. McGhee  Search this
Donor Name:
George C. McGhee  Search this
Length - Object:
148 cm
Depth - Object:
1.5 cm
Width - Object:
1.5 cm
Object Type:
Spear
Place:
Sepik River, New Guinea / East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Accession Date:
28 Apr 1994
Collection Date:
1970's
Notes:
SLENDER BAMBOO POLE SHAFT; DARKENED CARVED WOODEN SPEAR POINT WITH 8 CM. SHARPENED TIP WITH SERIES OF 5 NOTCHES ON EACH SIDE.NOTE: THIS PIECE WAS PART OF A BUNDLE OF NINE SPEARS WITH BAMBOO LASHING AROUND THE ENTIRE BUNDLE.
Record Last Modified:
2 Dec 2014
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
390923
USNM Number:
E426968-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/317d5d341-b1dc-4fcd-bfb3-6194eef01409
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459682