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Object Number
72-20-50/6768
Display Title
Spear with iron blade.
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear, pointed with iron
Inventory Description
Spear, metal spike with squared circumference, wood shaft, bound with leather
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 169 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (66 9/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
72-20-50/6768
Provenance
Collector
South African Museum
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1872)
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