Spear with iron head, with geometric decoration round neck. Attached to wood shaft by nails and brass clamps. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with iron head, with geometric decoration round neck. Attached to wood shaft by nails and brass clamps. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with leaf-shaped metal head socketed onto a a wooden shaft. The socket is secured to the shaft with two iron nails and two eliptical metal mounts. There is incised geometric decoration of zigzags on the socket and the neck, which is twisted perpendicular to the shaft. There is a long, flattened metal spud socketed to the the butt, with a disc at the top of the socket. This is also secured with nails and mounts. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
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 Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Process Nailed, Process Clamped, Process Coiled, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 2007 mm, Diameter: max 51 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1967.16.10

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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