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1886.1.452

Assegai spear with a leaf-shaped blade, bound to the wooden shaft with animal hide. [AFS [OPS move] 4/7/2018]


1886.1.452

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Collection type
Object
Description
Assegai spear with a leaf-shaped blade, bound to the wooden shaft with animal hide. [AFS [OPS move] 4/7/2018]
Cultural groups
Zulu
Person
Field collector Mr Chandler
PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1880, uncertain Date made: 1880, uncertain
Date collected
1880
Acquisition information
Transferred: 08/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 34 mm, Length: max 1602 mm, Depth: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.452

Search terms: Weapon, Spear