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1923.84.108

Spear with leaf-shaped blade, the shaft ornamented with 2 clipped areas of red dyed hair.


1923.84.108

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with leaf-shaped blade, the shaft ornamented with 2 clipped areas of red dyed hair.
Long description
Spear with leaf-shaped blade, the shaft ornamented with 2 clipped areas of red dyed hair with central double black bands, and the grip left plain. There is a socketed iron butt spike at the opposing end of the wooden shaft. [ASh [OPS move] 23/8/2018]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1915
Date collected
By 1915
Acquisition information
Donated: 1915
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Iron Metal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Dyed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 74 mm, Length: max 2308 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.108

Search terms: Weapon, Spear