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1. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-41323c
Culture or time period:
Yolngu people (N117.1)
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Yirrkala, Northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

2. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1814
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Atlatls
Dimensions:
length 41.5 centimeters
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Collection date:
ca. 1895

3. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1213
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:
McArthur River, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory

4. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-37066
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:
Sepik River Area, Papua New Guinea

5. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1812
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Atlatls
Dimensions:
length 43 centimeters
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Collection date:
ca. 1895

6. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1459
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
Northern Territory, Australia

7. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1212
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Collection place:
Northeast Queensland, Australia

8. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-40743
Culture or time period:
Tongan
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Tonga

9. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-19227
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Atlatls
Dimensions:
length 50.1 centimeters
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
Bristol Bay, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Collection date:
unknown

10. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-37752
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Object class:
Plaited weaving and Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Timbunke, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea