Wooden spears with metal points

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Object Number 973-3-50/11639C

Display Title Wooden spears with metal points

Descriptions

Inventory Description Spear, elongated pointed metal blade, wood shaft, coiled metal end, reptile skin

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?; South Africa?;

Materials Wood, Metal, Reptile skin

Dimensions Overall: 196.5 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm (77 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-3-50/11639C

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
10-52-50/80317.7	Spears	Spear	South Africa
973-3-50/11639D	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
973-3-50/11639A	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
30-65-50/H1265.1	Spears, long points	Spear	Congo
973-3-50/11639F	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
973-3-50/11639J	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
973-3-50/11639K	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
973-3-50/11640G	Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal.	Spear	Africa
973-3-50/11639B	Wooden spears with metal points	Spear	Africa
14-12-50/85584	Horn pointed spears	Spear	Sudan
14-12-50/B122.2	Spears, wood shaft, pointed ovoid incised metal blade/shaft, sm. barbs, metal wr	Spear	South Dongola
973-3-50/11640D	Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal.	Spear	Africa

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