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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