Wooden spear with barbed iron point; incised decoration on the point

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Object Number 42-27-50/5842

Display Title Wooden spear with barbed iron point; incised decoration on the point

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, squared wood shaft, incised and multibarbed metal spike point

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Southern

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 166.7 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm (65 5/8 x 1 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 42-27-50/5842

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