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Object Number 98-3-50/51406
Display Title Bianzi (Bayanzi) and Bangala spears with iron points, barbs
Descriptions
Object Description Spears with iron points
Inventory Description Spears, tapered pointed blades, sharp barbs, wood shaft, woven fiber string
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bianz
  • Bangala
  • Bayanzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River, central
Dimensions Overall: 199 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm (78 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 98-3-50/51406

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