Spear, ovate point, plain cylindrical neck, wood shaft, metal coil end

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Object Number 23-35-50/B3648.5

Display Title Spear, ovate point, plain cylindrical neck, wood shaft, metal coil end

Descriptions

Object Description Spear, ovate point, plain cylindrical neck, wood shaft, metal coil end

Inventory Description Spear, ovate point, plain cylindrical neck, wood shaft, metal coil end

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Sudan

Additional Geographic Terms Africa, eastern

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 152.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (60 1/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 23-35-50/B3648.5

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
23-35-50/B3648.6	Spear, long barbed point and neck, wood shaft, 3 metal coils at end	Spear	Sudan
23-35-50/B3648.1	Spear, wood shaft w/ metal bands, long ovate point, wood shaft, metal end	Spear	Sudan
30-32-50/H1484.1	Spear, long metal point, notched end spike, wood shaft, copper wire coil	Spear	Dodoma
08-25-50/73629	Spear, long pointed metal blade with stem, wood shaft, metal coil at butt end	Spear	Somalia
30-66-50/H1409.2	Spear, large ovate ridged metal blade, wood shaft, squared metal spike end	Spear	Tanzania
23-36-50/B3649.2	Spear, ovate blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, blunt metal chisel end	Spear	Africa
23-36-50/B3649.1	Spear, ovate blade, rolled stem, wood shaft, rolled conical metal end	Spear	Africa
30-32-50/B4657.1	Spear, small ovate metal point, long stem, wood shaft, metal wrapped end	Spear	Madehani
08-25-50/73563.1	Spear, ovate ridged metal blade, metal spike end nailed to wood shaft	Spear	Uganda
08-25-50/73591.1	Spear, ovate metal blade, spiral stem, wood shaft, squared metal spike end	Spear	Mwanza
08-25-50/73563	Spear, metal ridged ovate pointed blade, squared spike end on wood shaft	Spear	Uganda
58-18-50/10191	Assegai (spear) - wood, iron, metal on end, carving on shaft; point 19", shaft 4	Spear	Africa

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