Accession No

Z 19404.2


Description

Spear with a metal spearhead and wooden shaft. The spearhead is leaf shaped, with grooved decoration below the shoulder. The socket is split and has a length of wire wrapped around it; there is also a collar made of metal wire forming longitudinal lines. The shaft has a circular cross-section, with a coil of metal at the terminal.


Place

Africa; East Africa; ?Somalia; ?Kenya


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 19404.2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Wood


Local Term


Measurements

50mm x 1880mm Weight 0.72kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 19404.1-12: 'Twelve spears.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 19404.1-12: 'With various types of blade including 2 leaf shaped, 2 barbed, 7 elongated (?Masai type), and 1 with no blade. All have wire wrapped shafts and metal butts. The spears have been labelled 1-12, but this has been assigned arbitrarily as there are no suffixes on the objects.'
Event Date 15/12/2000
Author: Sam Daisley


Description (Physical description)
Spear with a metal spearhead and wooden shaft. The spearhead is leaf shaped, with grooved decoration below the shoulder. The socket is split and has a length of wire wrapped around it; there is also a collar made of metal wire forming longitudinal lines. The shaft has a circular cross-section, with a coil of metal at the terminal.
Event Date 12/4/2022
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:296240

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