Spear with socketed lozenge shaped blade and spike butt. Two areas of clipped, dyed red hair each with one black band, one ends with a fringe of long red hair. [DV [OPS move] 3/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with socketed lozenge shaped blade and spike butt. Two areas of clipped, dyed red hair each with one black band, one ends with a fringe of long red hair. [DV [OPS move] 3/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with wooden shaft and socketed metal head and short, spike butt. The shaft has two areas of clipped, dyed red hair each with one black band. The area closest to the butt ends with a fringe of long red hair. The head has a lozenge shaped blade. [DV [OPS move] 3/8/2018]
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, Process Dyed, Process Decorated, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 42 mm, Length: max 2296 mm, Width: max 109 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.10.180.13