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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1800-1950
MediumBamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (58.4 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.37
On view
DescriptionBarbed spear with geometric design in black pigment and other decoration. Possibly an Aboriginal Australian or Ivory Coast tribal fishing or throwing spear. The stone is under the woven grass and likely acted as a balance/counter weight.
Additional Details
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
Object number: 2023.10.49
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, stone, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.561
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.474a-b
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.478
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.479
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482