Accession No
AR 1905.781
Description
A ceremonial spear with damascened leaf-shaped iron blade, set in a very thick and short elaborately carved wooden shaft. The neck is decorated with crisscross pattern in nails and the butt with a fringe of thongs leaving white cowry shells.
Place
Africa; East Africa; ?Ethiopia; ?Sudan
Period
Source
Webster, William Downing [vendor]; Foster, John Ebenezer [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
AR 1905.781; MAA: AR 1905.781; E 1904.?
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Wood; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card for AR 1905.781: '?North Sudan. NB. Provenance stated as 'Abyssinia' in Annual Report. '?Sudan' on catalogue card. Full accession number not given.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for AR 1905.781: 'A ceremonial spear with damascened leaf-shaped iron blade, set in a very thick and short elaborately carved wooden shaft. The neck is decorated with crisscross pattern in nails and the butt with a fringe of thongs leaving white cowry shells.'
Event Date
Author: maa
FM:119863
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