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1916.45.16

Spear comprising a long shaft of palm spathe with four barbed iron points set into the head. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]

1916.45.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear comprising a long shaft of palm spathe with four barbed iron points set into the head. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
Long description
Spear comprising a long shaft of palm spathe with four iron points set into the head. Each point has a single down-ward facing barb. The top of the shaft is bound with cane or bamboo. There is a deep groove in the spathe towards the head. [JMC [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Orika
Cultural groups
Okrika
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Palm Spathe Leaf Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 54 mm, Width: max 57 mm, Length: max 2780 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.45.16
Research and responses

See Talbot, 'Tribes of the Niger Delta', 1932, p.80 - 88.

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Fishing, Headhunting, Spear, Hunting accessory, Fishing Accessory