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Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-2631, described as Hunting spear wooden shaft; leaf-shaped point; overall length 59.5 inches; point 11 inches long. Used to finish off animal being shot with bow and arrow.

1. Spear

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Museum number:: 5-2631
Culture or time period:: Balovale
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:: African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-1986, described as Spear; double pointed/ spear end curved and very long

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Museum number:: 5-1986
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:: Kenya

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16866, described as wood shaft with hide strip wrapped on bottom end. iron spear point with decorative bands and open, box-like decoration as part of iron point shaft.

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Museum number:: 5-16866
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: total— length 205 centimeters and iron point— length 58.5 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-5746, described as spear; iron lanceolate-shaped blade and iron ferrule over wood shaft; used for hunting lions; length 172 cm

4. Spear

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Museum number:: 5-5746
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:: Kenya

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16934, described as metal and wood spear. long, leaf shaped blade on a short shaft attached to a wooden handgrip which in turn attached to a metal shaft which ends in a 4-sided point.

5. Spear

Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-16934

Museum number:: 5-16934
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 177.5 centimeters
Collector:: R. E. Hungate
Collection place:: Kenya
Collection date:: 1960s-1970s

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Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-14215a-c.1

Museum number:: 5-14215a-c.1
Culture or time period:: Iraqw People
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:: Jean Colvin
Collection place:: Mbulu District, Tanzania

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-2632, described as Finishing spear; wooden shaft; rectangular tapered point with barbs on all sides.

7. Spear

Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-2632

Museum number:: 5-2632
Culture or time period:: Balovale
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:: African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16936, described as Masai spear; unbarbed leaf-shaped head on steel shaft. this shaft is attached to a wooden shaft which in turn is attached to a second steel shaft. the second steel shaft is decorated with a collar of hide having black hairs. blade is protected with a strip of leather along the edge and secured with a leather thong.

8. Spear

Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-16936

Museum number:: 5-16936
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 231 centimeters
Collector:: R. E. Hungate
Collection place:: Kenya
Collection date:: 1960s-1970s

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6721, described as Spear; shaft decorated with burned pattern; one end elongated laurel leaf-shaped blade with double blood course (black filled) each side; other end pointed spike (blackened); l. 155.5 cm.

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Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-6721

Museum number:: 5-6721
Culture or time period:: Hima
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:: Uganda

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16865, described as wood shaft with hide strip wrapped on bottom end. iron spear point with decorative bands and open, box-like decoration as part of iron shaft of point.

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Bookmark Spear, museum number 5-16865

Museum number:: 5-16865
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: iron point— length 60 centimeters and total— length 206 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

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