Spear Thrower

Culture: Middle Sepik artist
Date: 20th century
Material: Wood, plant fiber
from: East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Arms & armor
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 30 11/16 in. (78 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Alexander
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 248:1975

- 1975
Thomas Alexander (1942–2021), St. Louis, MO, USA

1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Thomas Alexander [1]

Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1975.

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