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Long range battle spear
Object Number 36-52-50/1417
Display Title Long range battle spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, elongated ovoid metal blade 1 end, crescent-shaped metal butt, on wood sh
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Malagasy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Additional Geographic Terms Madagascar, Southeast
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 173 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm (68 1/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-52-50/1417

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