Spear

Museum number:
16-3992
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.674
Description:
Large wooden spear, length 10 feet 3 inches, handle and blade carved from single piece of wood, blade length 29 inches, widest point 4½ inches
Donor:
Gladys Ayer Nomland, Jorgen O. Nomland, and S. B. Henry
Collection place:
Chinganaza branch of Santiago River, Department of Amazonas, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Huambiza tribe, Chinganaza branch of Santiago River, Peru
Culture or time period:
Huambisa
Collector:
S. B. Henry
Collection date:
1932
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Accession date:
1932
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 16-3992, described as Large wooden spear, length 10 feet 3 inches, handle and blade carved from single piece of wood, blade length 29 inches, widest point 4½ inchesDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 16-3992, described as Large wooden spear, length 10 feet 3 inches, handle and blade carved from single piece of wood, blade length 29 inches, widest point 4½ inches

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