Spear

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Item DT 3968 Spear. West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1933

Physical Description

A composite spear made a metal pronged head fixed to the shaft with vegetable fibre overlaid with resin. There are five prongs.

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Object/Medium

Spear
Maker

Unknown
Locality

West Cape York, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1933
Collector

Donald F. Thomson
Date Collected

1932 - 1933
Object Measurements

2820 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Working country
Date Made

1928-1933
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Wik-Mungkan
Place Made

Queensland, Australia
Indigenous Region

West Cape, Australia
Keywords

Fishing
Acquisition Information

Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
Collection Names

Donald Thomson Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Acknowledgement

The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.

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Item DT 3968 Spear. West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1933

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