Spear, ovate blad with elongated tip, rolled stem, dark bamboo shaft

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Object Number 23-36-50/B3649.8

Display Title Spear, ovate blad with elongated tip, rolled stem, dark bamboo shaft

Descriptions

Object Description Spear, ovate blad with elongated tip, rolled stem, dark bamboo shaft

Inventory Description Spear, ovate blad with elongated tip, rolled stem, dark bamboo shaft

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Materials Bamboo, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 138.3 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm (54 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 26-36-50/B-3649.8

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
23-36-50/B3649.1	Spear, ovate blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, rolled conical metal end	Spear	Africa
23-36-50/B3649.5	Spear, small ovate point, long stem, basketry wrap at upper shaft, bamboo shaft	Spear	Africa
23-36-50/B3649.2	Spear, ovate blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, blunt metal chisel end	Spear	Africa
2003.1.1558	Spear, metal point only, ovate, ridged at middle, rolled stem, tip slightly bent	Spear	Africa
23-36-50/B3649.4	Spear, long pointed blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, rolled conical metal end	Spear	Africa
21-28-50/B2799.1	Brass projectile point, long ovate blade, blunt tip, rolled stem, perforated	Projectile Point	Cameroon
23-36-50/B3649.3	Spear, ovate blade, long stem, braided metal wrap at base of stem, wood shaft	Spear	Africa
46-78-70/2368.2	Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+	Spear	Papua New Guinea
23-36-50/B3650.1	Spear, broken, ovate barbed metal blade, long stem, reed shaft, metal disc end	Spear	Africa
30-66-50/H1414.1	Spear, tapered metal blade, partially spiraled stem, wood shaft with ovate finia	Spear	Tanzania
58-18-50/10195	Assegai (spear) - bamboo, iron and brass, metal tip on end; point 15", shaft 48	Spear	Africa
30-32-50/B4657.1	Spear, small ovate metal point, long stem, wood shaft, metal wrapped end	Spear	Madehani

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