Spear with metal leaf-shaped blade and wooden shaft. There is a knob on the tang. Hide binds the shaft where the tang is set into it. [AB [OPS move] 11/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with metal leaf-shaped blade and wooden shaft. There is a knob on the tang. Hide binds the shaft where the tang is set into it. [AB [OPS move] 11/7/2018]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Cultural groups: Zulu
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: By 1966
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 32 mm, Length: max 1266 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.80

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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