Spear with a very long and narrow metal blade and butt spike, both socketed onto a short wooden shaft. [JMC [OPS move] 28/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with a very long and narrow metal blade and butt spike, both socketed onto a short wooden shaft. [JMC [OPS move] 28/8/2018]
Long description: Spear with a very long and narrow metal blade, socketed onto an extremely short shaft of dark wood. Socketed onto the butt end of the shaft is a long metal spike. From the socket the spike extends in a square-section, with notched edges, before continuing in a circular section towards the tip, which is square in section and blunted. The blade widens at its base and has a prominent longitudinal ridge on both faces. There is a small band of leather binding on the blade socket. [JMC [OPS move] 28/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; North East of Lake Victoria
Cultural groups: Nandi
Person: Field collector Alfred Claud Hollis; PRM source Alfred Claud Hollis
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1908
Date collected: By 1908
Acquisition information: Donated: 1908
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Socketed, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 27 mm, Width: max 50 mm, Length: max 2005 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1908.34.24

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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