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Spear - used for both war and hunting
Spear - used for both war and hunting
Object Number 36-56-50/1437
Display Title Spear - used for both war and hunting
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, pointed metal blade and coiled haft, wood shaft
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 181.3 x 3 x 3 cm (71 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-56-50/1437

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Wooden spear - used both for war and hunting
36-56-50/1438 Wooden spear - used both for war and hunting
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