Spearhead found by Baldwin Spencer on the shore of Rio Douglas, Navarino Island, 19th May 1929.

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Item X 38146 Wa-pitha tush | Spearhead. Yaghan. Navarino Island, Magallanes, Chilean Antarctic, Chile

Summary

Wa-pitha tush [hueso de ballena] cabeza de lanza de múltiples púas encontrada por el antropólogo australiano Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer en la costa de Río Douglas, Isla Navarino, el domingo 19 de Mayo de 1929.

Wa-pitha tush [whale bone] multi-barbed spear head found by Australian anthropologist, Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer on the shore of Rio Douglas, Nararino Island, Sunday May 19th, 1929.

Local Name

Wa-pitha tush

Physical Description

Made of whale bone. Five barbs on one side, then serrated toward base.

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Object/Medium

Spearhead
Maker

Unrecorded
Cultural Groups

Yaghan
Locality

Navarino Island, Magallanes, Chilean Antarctic, Chile
Collector

Sir Walter B. Spencer
Date Collected

19/05/1929
Object Measurements

250 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width), 12 mm (Height)
Keywords

Archaeological site, Collectors and Collecting
Collection Names

Baldwin Spencer Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

World Cultures

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