Lance

Museum number:
5-1957
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1371
Description:
Steel spear with brass inlay (used in dancing, not fighting); length of lance 69 ¾ inches.
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Niger, Agades, Tuareg
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Collector:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection date:
1961
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Lance, accession number 5-1957, described as Steel spear with brass inlay (used in dancing, not fighting); length of lance 69 ¾ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lance, accession number 5-1957, described as Steel spear with brass inlay (used in dancing, not fighting); length of lance 69 ¾ inches.

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