Spear, consisting of a plain wooden shaft, a socketed iron, lozenge shaped blade and an iron butt spike, also socketed. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear, consisting of a plain wooden shaft, a socketed iron, lozenge shaped blade and an iron butt spike, also socketed. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Naga
Person: Field collector Samuel Edward Peal; PRM source Samuel Edward Peal; PRM source Sidney E. Peal
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1897
Date collected: By 1897
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1897
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions: Width: max 44 mm, Depth: max 24 mm, Length: max 1660 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1897.67.8
Research and responses: It seems clear that the name of the collector and donor should be Samuel Edward Peal of Sibsagar, who died in 1897, although perhaps the items were donated after this death by a relative with the same initials? See biographies for more information [AP 20/08/2013]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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