E1658: New Guinea Three-Pronged Birding Spear

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1658

Classification Category:

5:Tools & Equipment for Science and Technology ➞ Armament ➞ Edged

Marks/Labels:

None

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
botanical ➔ fiber ➔ unidentified ➔ plant fiber

Dimensions:

134cm L
6cm W

Description:

Long wooden spear where the spearhead is three sharpened wooden points in a triangular position. Points are tied to the spear body by long strips of a plant or bark fiber.

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