Spear head, iron ovate blade, twisted stem, socket end

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Object Number 2003.1.2637

Display Title Spear head, iron ovate blade, twisted stem, socket end

Descriptions

Object Description Spear head, iron ovate blade, twisted stem, socket end

Inventory Description Spearhead, iron ovate blade, twisted stem, socket end

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Materials Iron

Dimensions Overall: 37.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (14 3/4 x 1 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
2003.1.2622	Spear head, small, ovate iron blade, incised lines down center, socket end	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2644	Spear heads, iron, ovate and conical, some barbed, socket ends, some with fiber	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2640	Spear head, small brass ovate point, cylindrical stem with socket end, painted	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2636	Spear point, ovate iron blade, long cylindrical stem, tapered end	Spear	Africa
40-24-50/4949	Spear shaft - approximately 52.5" long, iron point, leaf-shaped blade	Spear	Africa
971-25-50/13117	Spear head, ovate iron blade, central ridge, incised at base, socketed end	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2632	Spear point, ovat point with rectangular stem, multiple barbs, socket end	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2641	Spear point, iron ovate blade, broken off at stem, corroded	Spear	Africa
2003.1.2334	Spear points, conical iron points with socket ends	Spear	Africa
13-21-50/84656	Spear head	Spear	Sudan
13-21-50/84657	Spear head	Spear	Sudan
40-24-50/5028	Spear - made from old iron bought from trader	Spear	Africa

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