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Datedate unknown
MediumWood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
DimensionsOverall: 19 3/4 × 11/16 × 11/16 in. (50.2 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.49
On view
DescriptionBarbed spear with geometric design in black and red pigment and other decoration including feathers and shells or seeds. Possibly an Aboriginal Australian fishing or throwing spear.
Additional Details
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1800-1950
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Louis Naranjo
Date: c. 1980 - 1997
Medium: Terracotta with paint, wood, and feathers
Object number: 2018.3.6
Danielle Shenandoah Patterson
Date: late 20th century
Medium: Beads, deerskin, feathers, and paint
Object number: 1995.8
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, red and black pigment
Object number: S2023.2.6
Ozioma Onuzulike
Date: 2023
Medium: Earthenware and stoneware clays, ash glazes, recycled glasses and copper wire with 4,770 ceramic palm kernel shell beads
Object number: 2024.19
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541
Hugh Hanara
Date: 2005
Medium: Carved Rimu wood with pāua shell inlay
Object number: 2024.4
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, obsidian point, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.562
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, glass point, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.556