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Assegai (spear) - wood and iron, reed decoration on shaft; point 13 1/4", shaft
Assegai (spear) - wood and iron, reed decoration on shaft; point 13 1/4", shaft
Object Number 58-18-50/10194
Display Title Assegai (spear) - wood and iron, reed decoration on shaft; point 13 1/4", shaft
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Assegai
Object Description Assegai (spear) - wood and iron, reed decoration on shaft; point 13 1/4", shaft 62"
Inventory Description Spear, eccentric pointed metal blade, wood shaft, braided fiber wrap, metal tubi
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 187.8 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm (73 15/16 x 5 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-18-50/10194

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