Spear
Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
not dated
Wood painted black
Overall: 87 × 3/8 in. (221 × 1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.7005
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
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