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Object name(s):
spearthrower; spearthrower
Brief description:
A tool used to propel spears further and faster. This object is not on display.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Current location:
Not on display
Dimension:
whole length 1020 mm
Dimension:
whole width 60 mm
Field collection place:
Oceania
Material:
wood
Material:
sinew
Material:
gum
Object name:
spearthrower; spearthrower
Object number:
109/1951/5/2
Object production place:
?Kimberley
Object production place:
Australia
Object production place:
Australia and New Zealand
Object production place:
Oceania
Reproduction number:
109-1951-5-2.jpg
Responsible department/section:
World Cultures
Responsible department/section:
Arms and armour
Technique:
shaft pierced with a hole

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/672e11cd-fdab-342e-b903-6f1446cc4c84

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/672e11cd-fdab-342e-b903-6f1446cc4c84, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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