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Spear- wooden shaft, ridged iron blade, blunt iron point fitted over end (kunga)
Spear- wooden shaft, ridged iron blade, blunt iron point fitted over end (kunga)
Object Number 39-39-50/3829
Display Title Spear- wooden shaft, ridged iron blade, blunt iron point fitted over end (kunga)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kunga
Inventory Description Spear, double-lobed, ridged point with spike tip, hexagonal spike end, wood shaf
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 182.6 x 3 x 1.8 cm (71 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/3829

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