Spear Item Number: K3.14 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mottled wood shaft cut and re-joined near the mid-section. Several notches cut below the join. Black iron leaf-shaped spearhead flattened at the base and hammered around the shaft. Iron point of butt similarly attached and secured with two coils of iron band. Shaft below spearhead decorated with flattened brass and incised geometric design.
History Of Use
Used for hunting.
Narrative
Usually made by local iron monger. Shaft cut to allow transportation to North America.
Item History
- Made in Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K3.14
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- wood, iron metal and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, incised, hammered and forged
- Overall
- height 185.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ethiopian
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0287/0146