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Object Number
40-24-50/5028
Display Title
Spear - made from old iron bought from trader
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear - made from old iron bought from trader; thin leaf-shaped point, one barb on each side of stem, some hammered decoration
Inventory Description
Spearhead, ovate point, stem with socket end, two barbs on stem
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 45.2 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm (17 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5028
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