Spearhead

Museum number:
5-1898
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Barbed metal spearhead (nkum akong); 8 inches long, 1 7/8 inches wide.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spearheads (projectile points) and Spearheads (staff weapon components)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 5-1898, described as Barbed metal spearhead (nkum akong); 8 inches long, 1 7/8 inches wide.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 5-1898, described as Barbed metal spearhead (nkum akong); 8 inches long, 1 7/8 inches wide.

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