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Spear Point
Spear Point
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Spear Point

Culture (New Guinea)
Datelate 1800s to early 1900s
Mediumblack obsidian
Dimensions14.3 × 6.2 cm (5 5/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Object number2004.193
DescriptionManus region
ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1964 (cat. no. 1964.188); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
On View
Not on view
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
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probably 1800s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
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perhaps 1920s-30s
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Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
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late 19th century - 1920s
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early 20th century
Spear Point
Australian
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Spear Point
Australian
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Spear Point
Australian
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Spear Point
Australian
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Spear Point
Australian
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Spear Point
Australian
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