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Assegai (spear) - bamboo and iron, small bell on it; point 11", shaft 67 1/2"
Assegai (spear) - bamboo and iron, small bell on it; point 11", shaft 67 1/2"
Object Number 58-18-50/10192
Display Title Assegai (spear) - bamboo and iron, small bell on it; point 11", shaft 67 1/2"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Assegai
Object Description Assegai (spear) - bamboo and iron, small bell on it; point 11", shaft 67 1/2"
Inventory Description Spear, tapered elongated blade, reed shaft, copper wire tether, mended
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Reed, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 199 x 3 x 3 cm (78 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-18-50/10192

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