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1966.1.109

Assegai with leaf shaped iron blade, hide binding and wooden shaft.

1966.1.109

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Collection type
Object
Description
Assegai with leaf shaped iron blade, hide binding and wooden shaft.
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 Iron Metal, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: max 16 mm, Width: max 23 mm, Length: max 1636 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.109

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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