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Object Number
49-14-50/8127
Display Title
Spear with metal blade.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
kikosa
Inventory Description
Spear, ovate metal blade with notched stem, wood shaft, metal coil at haft
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 129 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm (50 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8127
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