Spear Thrower
Object type: Spear thrower
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Iatmul people
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood, bamboo, fiber, paint
Dimensions: H.  2 1/8 x W. 39 1/2 in. (5.4 x 100.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Timbunke village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Human Figures