Lance, decorated

Museum number:
5-1516
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1298
Description:
Ceremonial lance, hand worked, iron or brass, sheathed and covered with fur. Probably LOMA 43”. Remarks: Purchased from old man in high bush for $4.00 U.S. I do not know if lance is used for hunting or a prestige symbol. Similar lances sell in Monrovia for more than $25.00 U.S.
Donor:
Charles Gordon
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia near Lorzor
Culture or time period:
Loma
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1959
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Lance, decorated, accession number 5-1516, described as Ceremonial lance, hand worked, iron or brass, sheathed and covered with fur. Probably LOMA 43”. Remarks: Purchased from old man in high bush for $4.00 U.S. I do not know if lance is used for hunting or a prestige symbol. Similar lances sell in Monrovia for more than $25.00 U.S.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lance, decorated, accession number 5-1516, described as Ceremonial lance, hand worked, iron or brass, sheathed and covered with fur. Probably LOMA 43”. Remarks: Purchased from old man in high bush for $4.00 U.S. I do not know if lance is used for hunting or a prestige symbol. Similar lances sell in Monrovia for more than $25.00 U.S.

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