Wooden spear thrower consisting of a cylindrical pole with a pointed piece of wood attached at the top end with black resin. This is of Davidson’s stick-like tassel type, although the fibre component is now lost.
spear thrower
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jar (food processing & storage)
object | 14.9.51/10i
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gambling stick
object | 3.395ii.3
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spindle whorls (spindles (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting)); spindle whorls spindles (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting)); textile
object | 6.127
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figure (ritual & belief: representations)
object | 1994.37
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