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Object Number
30-32-50/B4661
Display Title
Spear (ngoha) with brass (ododi) and metal (songo) ornamentation
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, ridged metal blade, wood shaft, skin and wire wraps
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madehani
- Kinga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Madehani
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Wood, Metal, Skin
Dimensions
Overall: 146.8 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm (57 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-32-50/B-4661
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