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1917.25.23.1

Spear with wooden shaft and socketed metal head. The blade is barbed and there are barbs on the foreshaft. There is a twisted strip of metal at the butt. [DV [OPS move] 3/7/2018]


1917.25.23.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with wooden shaft and socketed metal head. The blade is barbed and there are barbs on the foreshaft. There is a twisted strip of metal at the butt. [DV [OPS move] 3/7/2018]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 17 mm, Length: max 1503 mm, Width: max 26 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.25.23.1

Search terms: Weapon, Spear