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1965.12.123

Spear with leaf shaped iron blade set into a wooden shaft with a smooth carved butt of horn. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]

1965.12.123

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with leaf shaped iron blade set into a wooden shaft with a smooth carved butt of horn. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Long description
Spear with leaf shaped iron blade set into a wooden shaft with a smooth carved butt of horn. The shaft is bound with a collar of woven metal wire with a chevron pattern beneath the blade. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Person
Field collector Edward John Russell
PRM source Edward Walter Russell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Decorated, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 68 mm, Length: max 1000 mm, Depth: max 26 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.12.123

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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