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Chief's spear
Object Number 04-45-50/64145
Display Title Chief's spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, flat ovoid metal blade, tapered wood shaft with black/tan tail deco
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola / <State> / <County> / <City> / 300 miles east of Benguela
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa, central
Materials Wood, Metal, Animal tail
Dimensions Overall: 119.4 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm (47 x 1 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 04-45-50/64145

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