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Spear with iron blade.
Object Number 72-20-50/6767
Display Title Spear with iron blade.
Descriptions
Object Description Spear, pointed with iron
Inventory Description Spear, rounded elongated metal blade, wood shaft, bound with sinew and resin
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Wood, Metal, Sinew, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 161.7 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (63 11/16 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72-20-50/6767
Provenance
Collector South African Museum
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1872)

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