Spear shaft (leaf-shaped blade missing), carved from wood with a pointed tip. There is a socketed iron butt spike. [AB [OPS move] 7/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear shaft (leaf-shaped blade missing), carved from wood with a pointed tip. There is a socketed iron butt spike. [AB [OPS move] 7/8/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector K.L. Storey; PRM source K.L. Storey
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1961
Date collected: By 1961
Acquisition information: Donated: 1961
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Incised, Process Socketed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 1591 mm, Diameter: max 22 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1961.1.12

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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