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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
Not 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
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
Object number: 2023.10.49
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-1875 CE
Medium: Wood, metal, spruce root, and cotton twine
Object number: 1984.504
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, stone, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.561
Danielle Shenandoah Patterson
Date: late 20th century
Medium: Beads, deerskin, feathers, and paint
Object number: 1995.8
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Wood, metal, sinew, and feathers
Object number: 1984.549
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, obsidian point, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.562