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Object Number
2016.14.75
Display Title
Ceremonial spear
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial spear; two-section blade, double blood groove
Inventory Description
Spear, cylindrical spotted wood shaft, tapered metal point, double leaf shaped 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: 4.7 × 155 × 2.7 cm (1 7/8 × 61 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.14.75
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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