Spear, carved wood point, barbed decoration, reed shaft, woven fiber at haft

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Object Number 2003.1.1435

Display Title Spear, carved wood point, barbed decoration, reed shaft, woven fiber at haft

Descriptions

Object Description Spear, carved wood point, barbed decoration, reed shaft, woven fiber at haft

Inventory Description Spear, carved wood point, barbed decoration, reed shaft, woven fiber at haft

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Materials Reed, Wood, Fiber, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 162.8 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (64 1/8 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2003.1.1435

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