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Object Number 36-52-50/1427
Display Title Strong built special pointed spear for wild cattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, ovoid pointed flat metal blade, flat crescent shaped metal butt on wood
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Malagasy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Additional Geographic Terms Madagascar, Southeast
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 163.2 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (64 1/4 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-52-50/1427

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