Small spears "nhegeti"

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Object Number 30-32-50/H1486

Display Title Small spears "nhegeti"

Descriptions

Object Description Small spears "nhegeti"

Inventory Description Spears, metal blade with incised cylindrical neck, bulbous ended wood shaft

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Dodoma
Wagogo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Tanzania / Dodoma / <County> / Dodoma

Materials Wood, Leather, Copper

Dimensions Overall: 130.6 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm (51 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 4

Label on object 30-32-50/H1486

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91-6-70/50579.7	Small palm wood spears without barbs	Spear	Papua New Guinea
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20-29-50/B2128	Large spears	Spear	Cameroon
29-43-50/B4763	Spears - wood handles, iron blades	Spear	Africa
22-2-50/B3000	Spears	Spear	Cameroon

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