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1930.71.27

Spear with hide loop & spirally bound wrought iron at the butt end. The shaft is made of wood. The head is symmetrically barbed, socketed and decorated with dots. [PH [OPS move] 5/7/2018]


1930.71.27

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with hide loop & spirally bound wrought iron at the butt end. The shaft is made of wood. The head is symmetrically barbed, socketed and decorated with dots. [PH [OPS move] 5/7/2018]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Wrought, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 26 mm, Length: max 1556 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.71.27

Search terms: Weapon, Spear