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Long range spear, used often to stab the sleeping
Long range spear, used often to stab the sleeping
Object Number 36-52-50/1425
Display Title Long range spear, used often to stab the sleeping
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, ovate metal blade, burnished tip, wood shaft, metal chisel butt end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Malagasy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Additional Geographic Terms Madagascar, Southeast
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 191 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm (75 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-52-50/1425

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