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One piece spear with un straightened shaft, fragmented and lustrous cone of gum over moderately large lanceolate wooden barb, bound with fibre. Socketed at butt for use with spear thrower. Two thirds of the length of the spear there is a short section of fibre binding over painted with red gummy paint
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