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Iron spearhead
Object Number 60-25-50/10397
Display Title Iron spearhead
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spearhead, tapered flat head, elongated cylindrical stem, socketed end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kpwesi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Bassa: Twodo or Twgalo, town of
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm (20 1/16 x 15/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-25-50/10397

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