Head, shaft and end weight of spear

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Object Number 34-28-50/221

Display Title Head, shaft and end weight of spear

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, ridged pointed ovoid blade on wood shaft

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Galla

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Abyssinia

Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 219.4 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm (86 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-28-50/221 & H1 Galla Spear\ P1/8

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