Stabbing spear with bamboo shaft and iron head. Spear bound and sewn with animal skin at the head and has an animal hair tail attached at the butt.

Collection type: Object
Description: Stabbing spear with bamboo shaft and iron head. Spear bound and sewn with animal skin at the head and has an animal hair tail attached at the butt.
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: By 1903
Acquisition information: Donated: 1903 Found unentered: 11/10/2018
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Skin, Material Animal Tail, Process Stitched, Process Tied
Dimensions: Depth: max 40 mm, Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 929 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2018.285.1

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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