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Object Number
2011.19.34
Display Title
Wooden spear with metal point
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden spear with metal point; dark wood, metal formed around shaft has ringed and diagonal line etchings then forms a square with striations on the edges, spear point extends from the metal square, point has outlines etched into it and a rough diamond shape on both sides, metal is rusted, metal coil around the end, shaft appears broken towards bottom
Inventory Description
Spear, carved wood cylindrical shaft, leaf-shaped metal point, etched lines, metal formed around shaft has ringed and diagonal lines, shaft end broken, broken piece has metal rings at end
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Chad
Materials
Wood Plant fiber Steel
Dimensions
Other: 200.5 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm (78 15/16 x 2 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2011.19.34
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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