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1886.1.880

Bamboo shafted spear with iron pointed head, which is bound to one side of the shaft. The leather binding is woven. The butt end is blunt. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/8/2018]

1886.1.880

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo shafted spear with iron pointed head, which is bound to one side of the shaft. The leather binding is woven. The butt end is blunt. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/8/2018]
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1832
Date collected
?On or before 1832
Acquisition information
Transferred: 17/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 32 mm, Length: max 4332 mm, Height: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.880 Other numbers: 135
Research and responses

Please note that there was no further information about Beechey on the Donor Index cards at the Ashmolean Museum, Department of Antiquities. [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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