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2018.170.1.2

Wooden shaft for spear, tapered at either end to fit into sockets of iron head [.1] and butt [.2]. [VS [OPS move] 7/9/2018]

2018.170.1.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden shaft for spear, tapered at either end to fit into sockets of iron head [.1] and butt [.2]. [VS [OPS move] 7/9/2018]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Karamoja District
Person
Field collector Gordon Peter Waddell
PRM source Pippa Philpott
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950
Date collected
circa 1950 - 1970
Acquisition information
Donated: 1992 Found unentered: 30/08/2018
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 19 mm, Length: max 874 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.170.1.2

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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