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Object Number 17-41-50/B1860
Display Title Spearhead
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spearpoint, iron, without shaft
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 25.2 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm (9 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1860

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