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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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