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Long wooden spear with metal head
Long wooden spear with metal head
Object Number 58-40-10/36094
Display Title Long wooden spear with metal head
Descriptions
Object Description Long wooden spear with metal head 7' 1" (painted with bead dec.)
Inventory Description Spear, metal blade, painted shaft, feather bead and hair ornaments
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains
  • Comanche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Materials Wood, Metal, Glass, Leather, Sinew, Crow (?) Feather, Horsehair, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 215 x 6.9 x 4 cm (84 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-40-10/36094
Provenance
Collector Dr. Lloyd Vernon Briggs (ca. 1898)
Donor Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs (August 1, 1958)

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