Accession No

Z 19485.2


Description

Wooden shaft of a spear and metal ferrule. The shaft is short with a circular cross-section, tapering to a point at the spearhead end. The ferrule is long with a split socket an a circular cross-section tapering to a point.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Kenya


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 19485.2


Cultural Affliation

?Maasai


Material

Metal; Wood


Local Term


Measurements

30mm x 900mm Weight 0.62kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 19485: 'Spear of modern Masai type, with long spearhead and ferrule'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession register for Z 19485: 'Spear, modern Masai type'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
This object was previously recorded as 'Maasai' but the accession register and the catalogue card only refer to this object as 'Maasai type'. Maasai has thus been queried in the cultural group field.
Event Date 27/8/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Wooden shaft of a spear and metal ferrule. The shaft is short with a circular cross-section, tapering to a point at the spearhead end. The ferrule is long with a split socket an a circular cross-section tapering to a point.
Event Date 13/4/2022
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:296260

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