Spears - short wood handles iron blades – Objects

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Object Number 29-43-50/B4764

Display Title Spears - short wood handles iron blades

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spears, notched metal blade, wood shaft, skin and/or braided metal wraps

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Bantu speaking peoples
Zulu

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central

Materials Wood, Metal, Skin, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 92.3 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm (36 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 29-43-50/B-4764

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
29-43-50/B4763B	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear
29-43-50/B4763E	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear
29-43-50/B4763	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear	Africa
29-43-50/B4763C	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear	Africa
29-43-50/B4763D	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear	Africa
30-66-50/H1409	Spears, broad blades	Spear	Tanzania
973-3-50/11640G	Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal.	Spear	Africa
30-65-50/H1265.1	Spears, long points	Spear	Congo
30-66-50/H1410	Spears, medium blades	Spear	Tanzania
16-20-50/B961	Spears	Spear	Sudan
23-36-50/B3649.9	Spear, long blade inserted into wood shaft, leather, fiber and metal wraps	Spear	Africa
29-4-50/H848.3	Spears	Spear	Rock hill Arokanggi Mekbengge's chefferie

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