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Object Number
998-23-50/12971
Display Title
Spear
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear with iron tip and spatulate ferule; portion of spear blade broken and missing
Inventory Description
Spear, wood shaft, 1 end ovate point, 1 end squared, bands of hide with fur
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Bassa
- Bassa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Iron, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 105.41 x 3.81 x 2.1 cm (41 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-23-50/12971
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth Elwood Douglas
Provenance
Provenance
Bassa chief
(1947-1949)
Collector
Kenneth Elwood Douglas
(1947-1949 - 12/17/98)
Donor
Kenneth Elwood Douglas
(1947-1949 - 12/17/98)
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