Spear Item Number: K4.239 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spear head and shaft (part a) and handle (part b). Spear head is flat and triangular with a long shaft that splits into three ridged strands that have been braided, then the strands reconnect to form the remainder of the shaft which ends in a larger cylindrical segment that fits over the top of the handle. The handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the end.
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K4.239 a-b
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- iron metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and carved
- Part A
- height 48.3 cm, width 3.6 cm, depth 2.4 cm
- Part B
- height 55.5 cm, diameter 2.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Congo
Other
- Condition
- fair