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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
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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