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Object Number 40-24-50/4949
Display Title Spear shaft - approximately 52.5" long, iron point, leaf-shaped blade
Descriptions
Object Description Spear shaft - approximately 52.5" long, iron point, leaf-shaped blade, square section on stem with jags at each angle
Inventory Description Spearhead, ovate blade, central ridge, squared/incised stem, socket end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mberidi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Bo River
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41.1 x 3.4 x 2 cm (16 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4949

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