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Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass with leather thong grip; point 13 1/2"
Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass with leather thong grip; point 13 1/2"
Object Number 58-18-50/10189
Display Title Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass with leather thong grip; point 13 1/2"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Assegai
Object Description Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass with leather thong grip; point 13 1/2" shaft 57"
Inventory Description Spear, long metal blade, grooved partial neck, reed shaft, fiber/leather thong
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Reed, Metal, Fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 179.8 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm (70 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-18-50/10189

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