Accession No
1951.678 B
Description
Spear with a wooden shaft and iron ferrule and spearhead. The blade is small and leaf shaped with a split socket. The shaft has a circular cross-section; split socket ferrule, with a flattened terminal.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Madagascar
Period
Source
Danielli, Mary [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1951.678 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
45mm x 1230mm Weight 0.54kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old adhered labels reads: 'Mistress Danielle Hotel De Sud'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1951.678 A-B: 'Two hard-wood shafted iron spears with iron ferrules. The spear-heads and ferrules have split sockets. B: The shorter with broader flat leaf shaped blade and narrow chisel-ended ferrule. Both spears were taken by the police from Betsileo in Fianarantsoa.'
Event Date 1951
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Spear with a wooden shaft and iron ferrule and spearhead. The blade is small and leaf shaped with a split socket. The shaft has a circular cross-section; split socket ferrule, with a flattened terminal.
Event Date 12/4/2022
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:296253
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