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Object Number
21-28-50/B2798.1
Display Title
"Swagger" spear
Descriptions
Object Description
"Swagger" spear
Inventory Description
Spears, 3 wood sticks, striated surface, 1 with elongated, tapered metal blade
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 105.7 x 2 x 1.3 cm (41 5/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
21-28-50/B-2798
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-28-50/B2798 | "Swagger" spear |
Spear
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-77-50/2711 | Iron swagger stick in form of spear |
Spear
|
Liberia
| |
| 36-56-50/1444 | "Swagger" axe - used purely to make an impression |
Axe
|
Zambia
| |
| 34-91-50/460 | Swagger stick |
Staff
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 30-66-50/H1391 | Swagger shield |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Tanzania
| |
| 37-77-50/2942 | Fiber swagger whip - used by young man |
Whip
|
Liberia
| |
| 20-29-50/B2120.1 | Spears |
Spear
|
Cameroon
| |
| 973-3-50/11640D | Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal. |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 10-52-50/80317.1 | Spears |
Spear
|
South Africa
| |
| 30-66-50/H1412 | Spear, shaft, spear point |
Spear
|
Tanzania
| |
| 973-3-50/11640E | Wood spears or lances with metal tips, 1 spear or lance of metal. |
Spear
|
Africa
| |
| 16-43-50/B1096 | Spears |
Spear
|
Sudan
Sudan |