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Object Number
2016.14.73
Display Title
Spear
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear; wooden shaft with flat, pointed metal head with a single fuller, and a pointed metal butt
Inventory Description
Spear, cylindrical wood spotted shaft, tapered metal point, other end, leaf-shaped metal head
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
- Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Ankole Kingdom
Materials
Metal Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 6 × 149 × 2.2 cm (2 3/8 × 58 11/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.14.73
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(1962-1964)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(6/30/2016)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016.14.74 | Spear |
Spear
|
Uganda
| |
| 2016.14.91 | War spear |
Spear
|
Uganda
| |
| 2016.14.92 | War spear |
Spear
|
Uganda
| |
| 2016.14.75 | Ceremonial spear |
Spear
|
Uganda
| |
| 2011.19.16 | Wooden spear with metal point |
Spear
|
Zaire
| |
| 2011.19.15 | Wooden spear with metal point |
Spear
|
Zaire
| |
| 39-39-50/4447 | Spear - wooden shaft - leaf-shaped iron head ("ichumu") |
Spear
|
Nyaruanda
| |
| 34-91-50/438 | Spear - leaf-shaped blade, straight pointed iron butt |
Spear
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/440 | Spear - leaf-shaped blade, straight iron pointed butt |
Spear
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/442 | Spear - leaf-shaped blade, straight iron pointed butt |
Spear
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 46-78-50/6047 | One spear with iron leaf shaped head and wooden shaft |
Spear
|
Abyssinia
| |
| 2011.19.18 | Wooden spear with metal point |
Spear
|
Zaire
|