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Ceremonial spear
Object Number 2016.14.76
Display Title Ceremonial spear
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial spear; three-sectioned blade, double blood groove
Inventory Description Spear, cylindrical wood, carved to point on both ends, one end fitted with metal
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Materials Wood Metal
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 × 123 × 2.1 cm (13/16 × 48 7/16 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.76
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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