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1957.7.15

Iron spearhead [.1] and butt [.2], each with a portion of the wooden shaft remaining. [JMC 31/10/2019]

1957.7.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron spearhead [.1] and butt [.2], each with a portion of the wooden shaft remaining. [JMC 31/10/2019]
Geographical reference
Madagascar
Africa > Eastern Africa > Madagascar
Cultural groups
Sakalava
Person
Field collector W.E. Gregory
PRM source Ernst Adolf Otto Peetz
PRM source Mrs E.A. Peetz
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1908
Date collected
circa 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1957
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Depth: max 18 mm, Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 37 mm, Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 240 mm, Length: max 299 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1957.7.15 Other PRM accession number: 1957.7.15a Other PRM accession number: 1957.7.15b

Search terms: Weapon, Spear, Spear-head