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Object Number
37-32-50/2466
Display Title
Heavy wooden spear with iron point
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, spiralled metal spike point, ridged wood shaft, metal wraps both ends
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Tongo, town of; Bafia and Bafoussam, halfway btwn
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 171.6 x 2.5 x 2.7 cm (67 9/16 x 1 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2466
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