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1922.60.59

Spear with metal head and leaf-shaped ogee blade bound with plant fibre to a wooden shaft. [PH [OPS move] 2/7/2018]

1922.60.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with metal head and leaf-shaped ogee blade bound with plant fibre to a wooden shaft. [PH [OPS move] 2/7/2018]
Cultural groups
Zulu
Person
Field collector Mr Tucker
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 18 mm, Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 1672 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.60.59

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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