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Object Number 975-32-50/11879
Display Title Iron lance
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Allar
Object Description Iron lance ("allar"); gold ornamentation, centrla ridged spear tip with small projections, leather ban midway down shaft, flattened base.
Inventory Description Lance, iron spear head one end, flared blade other end, brass inlay, hide fringe
Classification
  • Lance
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Dimensions Overall: 204.5 x 5.1 x 3 cm (80 1/2 x 2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-32-50/11879

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