Summary
The flaked stone blade is a chert and it has been secured with resin to a wooden shaft to form a spear. The shaft has been cut short.
Physical Description
A pressure flaked stone blade mounted onto the end of a shaft and secured with resin. The end of the spear has been cut off. The resin is coated in red ochre and a band of white pigment is on the top of the shaft. The stone is a chert.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Spear
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Maker
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
205 mm (Length), 35 mm (Width), 30 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands