Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-38382
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2173
Description:
Spear thrower; bifacially decorated with diagonal design in red and yellow ochre, black and white pigment; predominant design is 2 black snakes on each face
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Elcho Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-38382, described as Spear thrower; bifacially decorated with diagonal design in red and yellow ochre, black and white pigment; predominant design is 2 black snakes on each face

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