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Spear-thrower

Spear-thrower made of one piece of wood, zigzag ornament. Belongs to the type of spear-throwers from Melbourne area.

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Details

Collector/creator
Fabian Bellingshausen
Time collected
1820
Location collected
Port Jackson, Australia
Transfer history
Admiralty Museum, Saint Petersburg, 1822 > >
Current museum
Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Saint Petersburg
Time deposited to current museum
1828
Current museum number
736-188
Material
Wood
Measurements
Length 65.6 cm, max. width 5.3 cm, thickness 1.8 cm
Source/publication/study
Belkov 2015