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Object Number 973-3-50/11640A
Display Title Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, ridged brass blade, broken, thick wood shaft, tapers towards blade end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?
Materials Wood, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 205 x 3.2 x 4.7 cm (80 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-3-50/11640A; 973-3-50/11640a.

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