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Wooden spear with short, thin, lanceolate-shaped iron point
Wooden spear with short, thin, lanceolate-shaped iron point
Object Number 42-27-50/5847
Display Title Wooden spear with short, thin, lanceolate-shaped iron point
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spear with short, thin, lanceolate-shaped iron point; incised and twisted decoration on point
Inventory Description Spear, ovate metal point, incised spiralled stem, bamboo shaft, metal coil end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Materials Bamboo, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 200.9 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm (79 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-27-50/5847

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