FMNH 107951.2

  • 107951.2 wood; coconut palm spear
    Photographer: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: reference image, detail
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    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History | 50-30 | Provenance: Majuro Village, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Is. | People or Culture: Marshallese (Micronesian) | Description: Two wood spears, made from the hard outer wood of the coconut palm. Although these spears are no longer made or used, these two specimens are of the native Marshallese form. Both spears are carved from single pieces of wood. | Dimensions: (in cm.) (1) length 1.88 m. (2) " 1.69 m. | Collection: 1947 Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia | Index Guides 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [LEFT MARGIN] ENT | A | 107951 1-2 | Location: Hall Case Room P.R. 5 | Neg. No. | Acc. 2399
  • 107951 wood; coconut palm spears
    Photographer: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: reference image, parent
Catalog Number: 107951.2
Description: spear
Materials: wood; palm wood - coconut
Accession Number: [2399] Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia - 1947 (Expedition)
Accession Year: 1947
Collector/Source: Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia - 1947, Dr. Alexander Spoehr : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
EMu IRN: 1350753
GUID: 3e043834-8d63-4b60-8b4b-3eea0cfb2f8b

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