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1897.74.1

Spear with long wooden shaft and metal spearhead, comprising a small, leaf-shaped blade and long, expanding socket. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]

1897.74.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with long wooden shaft and metal spearhead, comprising a small, leaf-shaped blade and long, expanding socket. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Long description
Spear with long wooden shaft and metal spearhead, comprising a small, leaf-shaped blade and long, expanding socket. The blade has a prominent mid-rib continuing from the socket on both sides. The top of the shaft is bound with plant fibre and coated in a black resin. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Henry Parker
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
By 1897
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1897
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Process Socketed, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 24 mm, Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 2077 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1897.74.1
Research and responses

Parker's full first name came from the 1901 census where he is listed as William H. Parker aged 37 born in Oxford and living in St Ebbes, a dealer in antiques [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 20/02/2007]

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Spear, Hunting accessory

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