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Artifact

Fishing Spear

Description

  • Metal spearhead with a single barb on the end, and a second smaller barb about 1.5 inches down. 
  • The spearhead is tied to a wooden shaft with string. 
  • The string surrounding the spear head is covered in fi mi tikah, a special wax that would prevent the string from falling apart and getting wet as it sliced through the water. 

Background Information

  • Used for fishing by the British Guiana (modern Guyana) and tribes of the tributaries of the Amazon River, in South America.

Map Location

Latitude: 6° 18' 45.421" N
Longitude: 58° 38' 53.311" W

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

inches
Length:
59.0
Width:
0.6
Height:
0.6

Events, Places, People

  • Guyana

Originating Location

South America›Guyana

Subject

  • A spear with a metal head tied to a brown wooden shaft with string. The spearhead has a large barb on the end and a smaller one closer to the shaft.
  • A metal spearhead with a large barb on the end and a smaller barb closer to a shaft made of brown wood, tied on with string.

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