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1911.64.136

Spear with wooden shaft, bound with copper alloy and a barbed, twisted head. There is reptile skin bound to the shaft. [DV [OPS move] 4/7/2018]

1911.64.136

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with wooden shaft, bound with copper alloy and a barbed, twisted head. There is reptile skin bound to the shaft. [DV [OPS move] 4/7/2018]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Copper Metal, Material Monitor Lizard Skin Reptile, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Socketed, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 1590 mm, Depth: max 32 mm, Width: max 41 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.64.136

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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