Spear with a metal leaf shaped ogee blade and flat butt spike socketed to a wooden shaft. At the head there are decorative bosses and a collar of copper alloy metal. [AB [OPS move] 24/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with a metal leaf shaped ogee blade and flat butt spike socketed to a wooden shaft. At the head there are decorative bosses and a collar of copper alloy metal. [AB [OPS move] 24/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Ilorin
Cultural groups: Yoruba
Person: Field collector Captain Denton; Field collector George Chardin Denton; Field collector Mrs Denton; Field collector Jean Margaret Alan Denton; PRM source Captain Denton; PRM source George Chardin Denton; PRM source Mrs Denton; PRM source Jean Margaret Alan Denton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1897
Date collected: January 1897
Acquisition information: Donated: 1899
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Hammered, Process Decorated, Process Carved, Process Socketed
Dimensions: Width: max 45 mm, Depth: max 37 mm, Length: max 2003 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1899.50.3
Research and responses: This might be George Chardin Denton and Jean Margaret Alan Denton [see biographies] who was based in Lagos 1889-1891; 1893-1900 and had held the rank of Captain in the Army before joining the Colonial Service. He gave further objects after he had been knighted for his services in West Africa and these objects were accessioned as coming from Sir George Denton. However Denton is not that uncommon a name and I have therefore not amended the PRM Source field etc to suggest this possibility [AP 19/11/2001]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear