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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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