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Object Number
46-78-50/6048
Display Title
One spear head of iron with four barbs. Shaft is missing.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, iron blade, barbed extensions, socket end
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 46.2 x 3.2 x 2 cm (18 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-50/6048
Provenance
Owner
William T. Shepherd
(12/19/1900)
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(12/19/1900 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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