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Spear Thrower3179/2

Spear thrower. Tool is long, thin and leaf shaped. Rounded resin grip at one end and a squared tip at the other. Plant fibre and resin are wrapped around the tip to hold a small upwardly curved piece of wood, upon which a spear woutld attach. Tool is flat on this side, and slightly convex on the other. Lacquer applied to surface has a fine bubbled texture.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre, resin ? and lacquer
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear Thrower60/6188
Spear Thrower86.224.30

Carved stone spear thrower with kneeling human figure wearing a four-cornered cap with flaps hanging down the sides and back. He carries a bow and arrow in one hand and an axe in the other. Amber-colored stone with traces of red pigment around the figure's neck, bottom of legs, and the objects in hands. Condition: good; nose slightly damaged.

Culture
Wari
Material
stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spear Thrower60.1/5629

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood and bone
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Spear ThrowerESK/0122
Spear ThrowerT/22750
Spear ThrowerT/22516
Spear Thrower, CarvedT/22293

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Spear Thrower2729/10

Carved wooden spear thrower. One edge is straight; the other edge is widest in the centre with a carved concentric circle design on front and back. One end has a carved head, the other has an intricate openwork point.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear Thrower ?C1530 a-b

Two separate fibre pieces (parts a-b) that are intertwined to create a thick circular cord. Each piece has the ends loop through each other. One piece (part a) is thinner with a single band loop while the other piece (part b) is thicker with a double-band loop.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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