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Object Number 36-52-50/1416
Display Title Promenade spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, flat metal pointed ovoid blade, incised zigzags, crescent shaped butt end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Malagasy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Additional Geographic Terms Madagascar, Southeast
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 168.2 x 9 x 1.6 cm (66 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-52-50/1416

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