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1903.61.2

Spear with metal ogee blade and extending butt spike socketed onto a wooden grip. [AB [OPS move] 22/8/2018]

1903.61.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spear with metal ogee blade and extending butt spike socketed onto a wooden grip. [AB [OPS move] 22/8/2018]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Maasai
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Henry Parker
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
Before 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material White Metal, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Length: max 2060 mm, Width: max 68 mm, Depth: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.61.2
Research and responses

Parker's full first name came from the 1901 census where he is listed as William H. Parker aged 37 born in Oxford and living in St Ebbes, a dealer in antiques [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 20/02/2007]

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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