Spear with barbed iron head, a small, leaf shaped bade and long barbed neck attached to bamboo shaft with wooden peg. Coiled metal on the butt. [DV [OPS move] 6/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with barbed iron head, a small, leaf shaped bade and long barbed neck attached to bamboo shaft with wooden peg. Coiled metal on the butt. [DV [OPS move] 6/7/2018]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person: Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews; PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1920-1929
Date collected: circa 1920 - 1929
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1967
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Bound, Process Coiled, Process Socketed, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 1450 mm, Diameter: max 30 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1967.16.9

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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