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Object Number
36-73-50/1497
Display Title
Spear with concave iron blade - resembling Zulu throwing spear (assegai)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, rounded elongated metal blade, wood shaft, bound with sinew and resin
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa?
Materials
Wood, Metal, Sinew, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 160.7 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm (63 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-73-50/1497
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