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1886.1.901.2

Sheath for the spear 1886.1.901 .1. Consisting of a hollowed out reed, which has been packed at one end with earth and reinforced at the opening with tape. [ASh [OPS move] 21/8/2018]

1886.1.901.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sheath for the spear 1886.1.901 .1. Consisting of a hollowed out reed, which has been packed at one end with earth and reinforced at the opening with tape. [ASh [OPS move] 21/8/2018]
Person
Field collector Henry Lister Maw
Field collector Richard Stovin Maw
PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1828
Date collected
?On or before 1828
Acquisition information
Transferred: 17/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Material Plant Stem, Material Earth, Process Hollowed, Process Plugged
Dimensions
Diameter: max 18 mm, Length: max 342 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.901.2 Other numbers: 122

Search terms: Weapon, Spear, Sheath

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