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1991.26.2

Spear with thick wooden shaft covered with bands of animal fur, hide and strips of plant fibre, with a barbed leaf-shaped iron head and iron butt spike. [RH [OPS move] 10/7/2018]


1991.26.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with thick wooden shaft covered with bands of animal fur, hide and strips of plant fibre, with a barbed leaf-shaped iron head and iron butt spike. [RH [OPS move] 10/7/2018]
Long description
Spear with thick wooden shaft covered with three bands of different animal fur, strip of hide and plaited, red white and black, plant fibre. There is a barbed leaf-shaped iron head with stamped crescents, and and iron butt spike at the end of the shaft. [RH [OPS move] 10/7/2018]
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1900
Date collected
circa 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 09/1991
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Fur Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Fibre, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Pigment, Process Stamped, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 42 mm, Width: max 79 mm, Length: max 1567 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1991.26.2

Search terms: Weapon, Spear