Spear Thrower
Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
not dated
Wood, resin
Overall: 24 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 3/16 in. (61.7 × 16 × 0.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.7010
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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