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Object Number
58-18-50/10196
Display Title
Assegai (spear) - wood, iron and brass, metal tip on end
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Assegai
Object Description
Assegai (spear) - wood, iron and brass, metal tip on end; point 18", shaft 46"
Inventory Description
Spear, wood shaft, wrapped with brass, flat, iron point
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 123 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm (48 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-18-50/10196
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