Spear with wooden shaft, coiled iron banding on butt, and tanged leaf-shaped iron blade with four barbs, twisted shank and iron binding. [RH [OPS move] 16/7/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with wooden shaft, coiled iron banding on butt, and tanged leaf-shaped iron blade with four barbs, twisted shank and iron binding. [RH [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Long description: Spear with a short wooden shaft, with coiled iron banding on butt, and tanged leaf-shaped iron blade with a ridge and with four barbs, a twisted shank and iron binding. Copper alloy wire is bound around the top of the butt end. [RH [OPS move] 16/7/2018]
Geographical reference: Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi; Lake Nyasa
Person: Field collector Candy; PRM source Francis Howe Seymour Knowles
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1900
Date collected: circa 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Bent, Process Coiled
Dimensions: Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 1282 mm, Depth: max 14 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.331

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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