Spear Thrower
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Dec 1989
label: Collection Date
content: Jul 1967 to Aug 1967
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Barry Alpher
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Barry Alpher
notes: label: Notes
content: Spear thrower comprised of a flat wooden shaft. Attached to one end is an ovoid form (the "cheek" or "thol-wal") constructed of vegetable resin sandwiched between two oval shaped shells. The neck of the shaft is wound with resin-covered vegetable fiber. At opposite end, a 4 cm long cylindrical piece of orchid stalk (the "nose" or "thol-kow") is attached with plant fiber to shaft. The shaft is carved with a slight twist, so that hook ends up vertical at the moment it loses contact with the spear. Made by Victor Mission.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kowanyama, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Yir Yoront (Jirjoront)
label: Culture
content: Aboriginal Australian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 378672
label: USNM Number
content: E424810-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Atlatl
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 89.5 cm
label: Diameter
content: 8.3 cm