Spear-thrower weight
- Title:
- Spear-thrower weight
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Lauriston Sharp
- Date:
- 1930s
- Country:
- Australia
- ID Number:
- Anthr1973_001_0022_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 973.1.22
- File Name:
- Anthr1973_001_0022_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Yir Yoront
- Style/Period:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Work Type:
- weights
- Materials/Techniques:
- shell
resin
seed (material) - Subject:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Measurement:
- 14 x 6.5 (centimeters, length x width)
- Description:
- Weight for spear thrower composed of two oval pieces of shell cemented together with black resin
red seeds are implanted in resin that shows between shells. - Bibliography:
- Penny D. Aldrich "Yir Yoront: The Australian Collection"
- Archival Collection:
- Yir Yoront ethnographic collection
- Format:
- Image
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