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Artifact

Fishing spear

Description

  • Wooden spearhead fitted onto a wooden spear shaft and secured into place with string. 
  • The spearhead is made of wood from the purpleheart tree.

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: 5° 46' 48.054" N
Longitude: 58° 49' 55.787" W

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

inches
Length:
19.7
Width:
1.5
Height:
0.5

Events, Places, People

  • Guyana

Originating Location

South America›Guyana

Subject

  • A wooden fishing spear. The shaft is light brown and cylindrical. The head is dark brown and shaped like a diamond. The two pieces are held together by a piece of string.
  • The head of a fishing spear. It is dark brown and shaped like a diamond. It is attached to the shaft with a piece of string.

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