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1974.24.16

Spear with leaf-shaped metal blade and wooden shaft, attached by a binding of copper alloy wire. [JMC [OPS move] 23/8/2018]


1974.24.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with leaf-shaped metal blade and wooden shaft, attached by a binding of copper alloy wire. [JMC [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Long description
Spear with pointed, leaf-shaped metal blade and wooden shaft. The blade has a long tang which is bound to the top of the shaft by a length of tightly coiled copper alloy wire. There are two bands of twisted copper alloy wire within the binding. The blade has a longitudinal mid rib on both faces. [JMC [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Cultural groups
Malay
Person
Field collector Frank Mills
PRM source John R. Frank Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
Between 1893 - 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1974
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 2118 mm, Depth: max 61 mm, Width: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1974.24.16

Search terms: Weapon, Spear