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1928.69.938

Spear with long cusped leaf blade type, shaft overlaid with conical overlapping rings of red, black and white hair [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]


1928.69.938

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with long cusped leaf blade type, shaft overlaid with conical overlapping rings of red, black and white hair [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Long description
Spear with long, cusped leaf blade, made of iron. The wooden shaft is overlaid with conical overlapping rings of red, black and white hair, half the upper part of overlay is red, with a big club-shaped terminal clipped mass of hair with central black bands. Terminates in a pointed, iron butt spike. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Angami Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
1924
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1925 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Hair, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Dyed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 76 mm, Length: max 2285 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.938

Search terms: Weapon, Spear