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Ceremonial spear
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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