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Spear with a steel head at each end and a wooden shaft
Spear with a steel head at each end and a wooden shaft
Object Number 46-78-50/6085
Display Title Spear with a steel head at each end and a wooden shaft
Descriptions
Object Description Spear with a steel head at each end and a wooden shaft entirely covered with a spiral band of copper
Inventory Description Spear, iron spear heads each end, one large, one small, wood shaft, copper wire
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Iron, Wood, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 110.5 x 4.1 x 1.5 cm (43 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-50/6085
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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