Spear, made from iron with a long narrow blade. The iron shaft is spirally twisted below the blade, and above the spud-butt. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear, made from iron with a long narrow blade. The iron shaft is spirally twisted below the blade, and above the spud-butt. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Long description: Spear, made from iron with a long narrow blade with broad point and parallel edges; the lower part an inverted triangle broader than the blade. The iron shaft is spirally twisted below the blade, a little further below, and also above the spud-butt. [ASh [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Northwest Frontier Hukong Valley
Cultural groups: Naga; Singpho
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: By 1929
Acquisition information: Donated: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted
Dimensions: Width: max 63 mm, Depth: max 14 mm, Length: max 1806 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.890
Research and responses: 'Singpho' refers to Jinghpaw Kachin, the main group in Burma's Kachin State. [SHD 12/4/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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