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Assegai (spear) - wood and iron with double barbed point; point 11", shaft 68"
Assegai (spear) - wood and iron with double barbed point; point 11", shaft 68"
Object Number 58-18-50/10197
Display Title Assegai (spear) - wood and iron with double barbed point; point 11", shaft 68"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Assegai
Object Description Assegai (spear) - wood and iron with double barbed point; point 11", shaft 68"
Inventory Description Spear, flat metal blade w/ rounded end, barbs, wood shaft, metal band @ midsect
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 197.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm (77 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-18-50/10197

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