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Object Number
58-18-50/10188
Display Title
Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass; point 16 1/2", shaft 66 1/2"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Assegai
Object Description
Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass; point 16 1/2", shaft 66 1/2"
Inventory Description
Spear, elongated ovate pointed blade, metal neck, woven fiber ring on reed shaf
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Reed, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 212.1 x 5.9 x 3.1 cm (83 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-18-50/10188
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