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Item X 28767 Spearhead. Jingili. Powell Creek, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia. 1901

Summary

The leilira blade has resin remaining on the proximal end indicating it was likely mounted onto a shaft to make a man's fighting spear.

Physical Description

A quartzite blade with remnants of resin on proximal end.

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Object/Medium

Spearhead
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Jingili
Locality

Powell Creek, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1901
Date Collected

1901
Object Measurements

120 mm (Length), 45 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
Keywords

Tool, Technology
Collection Names

Baldwin Spencer Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 28767 Spearhead. Jingili. Powell Creek, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia. 1901

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