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Spear, Spear (hunting)

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Broad-bladed wooden spear. Hard wood, possibly ebony. 43 inches long, blade 5 inches. Possibly Africian, part of a collection of Polynesian spears of similar style but varying lengths.

Details
Accession Number 1978-522/11
Date 1700 - 1899
Period Georgian; Victorian
Collection Ethnography
Technique
Material Wood
Creator
Name
Locality Polynesia
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