Barbed spear tip

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Barbed spear tip

Entry/Object ID

E-160

Description

A small spear tip made of flat, tapered wood. The barb is blunt, and attached to the midsection with sinew, which has come slightly unraveled. One end is lighter in color and seems to have traces of pitch, due to being part of a spear shaft.

Use

Used in hunting and/or warfare.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

08.1.11

Source or Donor

A.H. Morriss

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Australia

Dimensions

Length

4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good