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R01818.ATS 018.Spearthrower
AO ID
ATS018
Title
Spearthrower
Created
not after 1989
Biography
Art - Artists - Men
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Objects
Equipment
Arms & armament
Spears
Medium
softwood with ochre and bark fibre, with small peg attached with resin
Extent (#items)
1
Extent (dimensions)
117.0 x 6.0 x 3.0 cm (irregular, largest dimensions)
Creation place / original location
Arnhem Land (NT)
Subject
Weapons - Spearthrowers
Hunting
Registration number
R01818