Spear Thrower

Object/Artifact

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Primary Image [IR 02/06/2026]

Primary Image [IR 02/06/2026]

Name/Title

Spear Thrower

Entry/Object ID

2023.118.20

Category

Oceanic Art

Acquisition

Accession

2023.118

Source or Donor

Thomas W. Weisel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Crocker Art Museum, gift of The Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection

Source (if not Accessioned)

Thomas W. Weisel

Notes

Crocker Art Museum, gift of The Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

late 19th century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

New Guinea

Country

Indonesia

Continent

Asia, Oceania

nation

Australia

Notes

Iatmul people, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (late 19th century)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Web-Tag-Animals

Dimensions

Height

32 in

Material

Wood, reed, and fiber wrappings

Location

Category

Storage

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Website Medium

Label

Wood, reed, and fiber wrappings