Spear

Museum number:
5-5747
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
spear; iron lanceolate-shaped blade and iron ferrule over wood shaft; used for hunting lions; length 180.5 cm
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya-Tanganika; Masai
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-5747, described as spear; iron lanceolate-shaped blade and iron ferrule over wood shaft; used for hunting lions; length 180.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-5747, described as spear; iron lanceolate-shaped blade and iron ferrule over wood shaft; used for hunting lions; length 180.5 cm

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