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Object Number 33-15-50/111
Display Title Iron spear with socketed iron shank
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spearhead, iron blade, cylindrical shank, socket end, corroded
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Victoria Region; Tanganyika Territory; East Africa
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 6.3 x 1.9 cm (31 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-15-50/111

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