Spear point

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Object Number 2009.22.20

Display Title Spear point

Descriptions

Object Description Spear point

Inventory Description Point, leaf-shaped point, elongated pointed end

Classification

Projectile Point

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Batwa?
Hutu?
Tutsi?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Rwanda

Materials Metal

Dimensions Overall: 19 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2009.22.20

Credit Line Gift of Helen F. Codere

Provenance

Collector Dr. Helen Codere

Donor Dr. Helen Codere

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