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Object Number
37-98-70/697
Display Title
Iron spear with bamboo blade cover
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
hoelajo hala
Object Description
Iron spear with bamboo blade cover
Inventory Description
Spear, iron spear head, brass ferrule, wood shaft, with bamboo blade cover
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood, Bamboo, Iron, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 236 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm (92 15/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/697
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