Stabbing spear with a leaf shaped metal blade set into a wooden shaft. There are two bands of leather bound around the shaft. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Stabbing spear with a leaf shaped metal blade set into a wooden shaft. There are two bands of leather bound around the shaft. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Long description: Stabbing spear with a leaf shaped metal blade set into a wooden shaft. There are two bands of leather bound around the shaft. The shaft has been sawn diagonally at the butt. [AB [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; KwaZulu/Natal Durban Umgeni River
Cultural groups: Zulu
Person: Field collector Mary Schack-Sommer; Field collector James Andrew Kennedy; PRM source Mary Schack-Sommer
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1879
Date collected: 1879 - 1880
Acquisition information: Donated: 1941
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 38 mm, Depth: max 22 mm, Length: max 939 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.12.5

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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