Spear Item Number: K4.236 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown wooden spear with a silver-coloured, leaf-shaped point of native processed iron. Plain shaft with wrapped iron ferrule.
Narrative
Ink inscription on shaft reads: "Mwinila-Northern Rhodesia, native made iron - Coll. W.F. Byers, 1940."
Item History
- Made in Mwinilunga, Zambia before 1940
- Collected during 1940
- Owned by W. F. Byers before 1947
- Received from W. F. Byers (Donor) during 1947
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K4.236
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- iron metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and carved
- Overall
- height 210.0 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Southern African
- Previous Owner
- W. F. Byers
- Received from
- W. F. Byers (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mwinilunga, Zambia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Collection Date
- during 1940
- Ownership Date
- before 1947
- Acquisition Date
- during 1947
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2263/0003