Spears, pointed metal blade, 1 grooved, metal end spike, wood shaft, 1 w/ burnt

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Object Number 08-25-50/73585

Display Title Spears, pointed metal blade, 1 grooved, metal end spike, wood shaft, 1 w/ burnt

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spears, pointed metal blade, 1 grooved, metal end spike, wood shaft, 1 w/ burnt

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Bantu speaking peoples

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Uganda

Additional Geographic Terms German Uganda

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 180.2 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm (70 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 08-25-50/73585 & 73585 & Bukoba

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
08-25-50/73563	Spear, metal ridged ovate pointed blade, squared spike end on wood shaft	Spear	Uganda
08-25-50/73566	Spear, ovate metal blade, wood shaft, burnt design, metal spike end	Spear	Uganda
14-12-50/85520.2	Spears, small ovate pointed metal blade on splitting wood shaft, 1 blade detach	Spear	Sudan
30-66-50/H1409.2	Spear, large ovate ridged metal blade, wood shaft, squared metal spike end	Spear	Tanzania
08-25-50/73563.1	Spear, ovate ridged metal blade, metal spike end nailed to wood shaft	Spear	Uganda
08-25-50/73591.1	Spear, ovate metal blade, spiral stem, wood shaft, squared metal spike end	Spear	Mwanza
30-66-50/H1300.1	Spear, double-lobed eccentric metal blade, wood shaft with squared spike end	Spear	Tanzania
14-12-50/B122.2	Spears, wood shaft, pointed ovoid incised metal blade/shaft, sm. barbs, metal wr	Spear	South Dongola
14-12-50/85547.2	Spears, wood shaft, pointed ovoid incised metal blade, sm. barbs, metal wrapped	Spear	Sudan
08-26-50/73698	Spears, triangular metal point & foreshaft on wood shaft, 1 reed w/ no point	Spear	Congo
23-36-50/B3649.4	Spear, long pointed blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, rolled conical metal end	Spear	Africa
30-32-50/H1484.1	Spear, long metal point, notched end spike, wood shaft, copper wire coil	Spear	Dodoma

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