Spears, triangular metal point & foreshaft on wood shaft, 1 reed w/ no point

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Object Number 08-26-50/73698

Display Title Spears, triangular metal point & foreshaft on wood shaft, 1 reed w/ no point

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spears, triangular metal point and foreshaft on wood shaft, 1 reed with no point

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Materials Reed, Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 189.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm (74 5/8 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 08-26-50/73698

Provenance

Collector Capt. George D. MacKay

Donor Boston Athenaeum (1908)

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