Old spear heads

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Object Number 30-2-50/B4936

Display Title Old spear heads

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spearheads, iron, beveled edges, hollow stems, socket ends, wrapped in bundles

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mekei

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, Central South; Northern section; grass and park land section

Materials Iron, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 74 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm (29 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 10

Label on object 30-2-50/B4936

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