Accession No
D 1935.4
Description
Spearhead made of metal. The spear has a double blade and both blades are narrow and leaf shaped with a wide midrib decorated with a chequered design. The split socket is long with overlapping edges and a lip at the base; the socket is decorated with a chequered pattern.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia; Adis Ababa
Period
Source
Weld-Blundell, Herbert Joseph [field collector and depositor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1935.4
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal
Local Term
Measurements
370mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Catalogue card: 'Bought at a market in Adis Ababa.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for D 1935.4: 'Metal spearhead, double blade, darkened chequered design on the socket.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Spearhead made of metal. The spear has a double blade and both blades are narrow and leaf shaped with a wide midrib decorated with a chequered design. The split socket is long with overlapping edges and a lip at the base; the socket is decorated with a chequered pattern.
Event Date 30/3/2022
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:130424
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