Bone-tipped Spear
Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
about 1900
Bone, reed, plant fiber, chalk, and wood
Overall: 37 3/8 × 1/2 in. (95 × 1.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
49.7.11068
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Provenance
George J. Sandy, "Oakhurst", 26 Thorneyfields Lane, Strafford, England [collection advertised in the Museum Jouirnal, September 1948]; sold to present collection, 1949.
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