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Object Number
2011.19.18
Display Title
Wooden spear with metal point
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden spear, metal point, slender red-brown shaft, slight serration on the neck of the metal underneath the point, thin point, rust discoloration on metal, slight wood damage
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood cylindrical shaft, reddish in color, elongated leaf-shaped metal head
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1966 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Wood Metal
Dimensions
Other: 136.9 x 6.6 x 1.9 cm (53 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.18
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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Spear
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| |
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| |
| 54-33-60/10182.2 | 2 wooden spears with metal tips and ends; about 7'. |
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|
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| |
| 54-33-60/10182.1 | 2 wooden spears with metal tips and ends; about 7'. |
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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