Donor Name:

American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land  Search this

Minimum Length - Object:

203.84 cm

Maximum Length - Object:

282 cm

Object Type:

Spear

Place:

Groote Eylandt / Umbakumba, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Accession Date:

2 May 1949

Notes:

FROM CARD: "FIGHTING SPEAR MADE FROM A SINGLE PIECE OF HARDWOOD. THREE BILATERALLY OPEN BARBS; FIVE UNILATERALLY OPEN BARBS; TWO UNILATERALLY CLOSED BARBS. TWO PAINTED."

Record Last Modified:

12 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

178294

USNM Number:

E387432-8

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/355727ae7-4219-44da-86a0-df7568db253c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8937976