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1907.54.1

Wooden spear with a thin, notched iron spearhead ending in a leaf-shaped blade, with a single barb beneath the blade. [AFS [OPS move] 2/7/2018]

1907.54.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden spear with a thin, notched iron spearhead ending in a leaf-shaped blade, with a single barb beneath the blade. [AFS [OPS move] 2/7/2018]
Long description
Wooden spear with thin iron spearhead ending in a leaf-shaped blade, with a single barb beneath the blade. The spearhead has been bound to the shaft with an iron ribbon. [AFS [OPS move] 2/7/2018]
Geographical reference
Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Kafue River
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
August - September 1907
Acquisition information
Donated: 1907
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal
Dimensions
Depth: max 18 mm, Length: max 1953 mm, Width: max 36 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.54.1

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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