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R01818.ATS 094.Harpoon rope with barb and wooden float
AO ID
ATS094
Title
Harpoon rope with barb and wooden float
Created
not after 1989
Biography
Art - Artists - Men
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Objects
Equipment
Arms & armament
Spears
Medium
wood, woven plant fibre and string
Extent (#items)
3
Extent (dimensions)
19.0 x 1.0 cm (diameter) (barb); 36.0 x 7.5 cm (diameter) (float); 41.5 x 26.0 x 7.5 cm (irregular, largest dimensions) (rope)
Creation place / original location
Milingimbi (Central Arnhem Land NT SD53-02)
Subject
Fishing - Harpooning
Fishing
Material culture - String and rope making
Registration number
R01818
