Iron spear head with tang. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron spear head with tang. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]
Long description: Plain spear-head consisting of a narrow blade with raised median ridge and a tang for insertion into shaft. Corrosion products present on the surface of the blade. [ASh [OPS move] 26/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Cultural groups: Shona
Person: Field collector Nigel F.H. Walker; PRM source Nigel F.H. Walker
Date / Period: Date made: 1925-1957
Date collected: 1957
Acquisition information: Donated: 29/06/1994
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 38 mm, Length: max 486 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1994.29.2
Research and responses: Similar objects are illustrated in 'Shona Male and Female Artistry', by William J. Dewey, in African Arts, Vol. XIX, no. 3 (1986), pp. 64-7, 84 (xerox in RDF). [JC 8 9 1994]

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