Spear with short butt spike and head with a lozenge shaped blade. The shaft has two sections covered with red clipped hair each with a single black band. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with short butt spike and head with a lozenge shaped blade. The shaft has two sections covered with red clipped hair each with a single black band. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with socketed metal head and short butt spike. The head has a lozenge shaped blade. The shaft has two sections covered with red clipped hair each with a single black band. At the base of the lower section is a long fringe of red hair. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1945
Date collected: ? 1922 ? 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Metal, Material Animal Hair, Process Dyed, Process Decorated, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 84 mm, Length: max 2398 mm, Depth: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.10.180.5