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Nket nku, barbed spears
Nket nku, barbed spears
Object Number 30-2-50/B4965.1
Display Title Nket nku, barbed spears
Descriptions
Object Description Nket nku, barbed spears
Inventory Description Spear, wood handle, metal head, triangular flat point, multi barbs both sides
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 202.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm (79 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-2-50/B4965

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