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1940.7.53

Hunting spear-head. [ASh [OPS move] 21/6/2017]

1940.7.53

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hunting spear-head. [ASh [OPS move] 21/6/2017]
Long description
Hunting spear-head, made of iron, which is twisted in sections. There are two, small barbs in the central section of the shaft. [ASh [OPS move] 21/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Person
Field collector Frank Whiteley
PRM source Joseph Grafton Milne
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Twisted, Process Cast
Dimensions
Depth: max 18 mm, Length: max 369 mm, Width: max 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.53

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Spear-head, Hunting accessory

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