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Spear point
Object Number 2006.38.197
Display Title Spear point
Descriptions
Object Description Spear point
Inventory Description Spear, elongated shaft, curved end, tapered to flat triangular point
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980 or earlier
Culture
  • Efe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 72 x 7.5 cm (1 5/16 x 28 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.38.197
Credit Line In memory of Diane Dixon-Daniel, gift of Renee Bertrand
Provenance
Owner Diane Dixon (1993)
Owner Lavi Daniel (1993)
Collector Jean-Pierre Hallet (Before 1980? - 1993)
Donor Renee C. Bertrand

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