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Wood spear, smoothed wood shaft, wood point joined to shaft by skin sheath 58 1/
Wood spear, smoothed wood shaft, wood point joined to shaft by skin sheath 58 1/
Object Number 973-16-50/11402
Display Title Wood spear, smoothed wood shaft, wood point joined to shaft by skin sheath 58 1/
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Sherok banki
Object Description Wood spear, smoothed wood shaft, wood point joined to shaft by skin sheath 58 1/4", point 12 7/8", value $15.
Inventory Description Spear, conical horn point, wood shaft, leather haft
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Wood, Horn, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 181 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm (71 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11402
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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