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Spear
Object Number 95-30-10/62472
Display Title Spear
Descriptions
Object Description Long spear. Wood with metal blade. Ornamented with feathers, red wool, beadwork
Inventory Description Spear, metal blade, wood shaft, applique fabric grip, beaded, 4 feathers attache
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Apache?
  • Comanche?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Bois d'arc wood, Fabric, Eagle feather, Glass, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 206.4 x 39.5 x 4.4 cm (81 1/4 x 15 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-30-10/62472; 62472; 3626 [crossed out]
Provenance
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1894)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1886-1894)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1895)

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