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Ceremonial Spear Tip
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Ceremonial Spear Tip

Dateearly to mid-1900s
Mediumpainted wood
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Object number2004.147
DescriptionObject has been cut down--shaft is missing. No evidence of wear, strictly a ceremonial object.
ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1960 (cat. no. 1960.66.1); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
On View
Not on view
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Solomon Islands
probably 1800s
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Austrian
about 1530–1540, with restorations from 1800s
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Austrian
about 1530–1540, with restorations from 1800s
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Deccan
1500s-1800s
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Greek
about 600-550 BCE