Spear with butt spike and head with long leaf shaped blade and two pairs of barbs. The shaft has two areas covered in clipped red hair, each with two black bands. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with butt spike and head with long leaf shaped blade and two pairs of barbs. The shaft has two areas covered in clipped red hair, each with two black bands. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with socketed metal head and butt spike. The head has a long leaf shaped blade with two pairs of large, curved barbs. The shaft has two areas covered in clipped red hair, each with two black bands. The base of the lower section has a fringe of long red hair. [DV [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: By 1925
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1925 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Hair, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Dyed, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 51 mm, Width: max 138 mm, Length: max 2343 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.941

Search terms: Weapon, Status, Spear

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