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Object Number 15-28-50/B655
Display Title Spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, elongated, pointed, ridged, notched metal blade, wood shaft, spiral incis
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bayanzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 158.4 x 4 x 1.2 cm (62 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-28-50/B-655

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