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1928.48.5

Spear with leaf-shaped iron blade socketed onto a wooden shaft. The butt is bound with a spiralling strip of metal. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]

1928.48.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with leaf-shaped iron blade socketed onto a wooden shaft. The butt is bound with a spiralling strip of metal. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Long description
Spear with leaf-shaped iron blade socketed onto a wooden shaft. The edges of the blade are bevelled. The butt is bound with a spiralling strip of metal. [JMC [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Geographical reference
Somalia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Somalia
Kismayu
Person
Field collector F.M. Lamb
PRM source F.M. Lamb
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928
Date collected
By 1928
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Socketed, Process Wound, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Width: max 26 mm, Length: max 1389 mm, Depth: max 16 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.48.5

Search terms: Weapon, Fishing, Spear, Fishing Accessory

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