Spear, with iron leaf shaped blade with small basal cusps. The wooden shaft is made from palmwood and wrapped in crimson dyed cane. [VS [OPS move] 24/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear, with iron leaf shaped blade with small basal cusps. The wooden shaft is made from palmwood and wrapped in crimson dyed cane. [VS [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Khiamniungan Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 12/1919, uncertain Found unentered: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Bound, Process Split
Dimensions: Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 46 mm, Length: max 2076 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.475

Search terms: Weapon, Status, Spear

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