Spear Item Number: K4.253 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spear with forged head, the sides of the curved, and cylindrical handle. The handle is wrapped with a strip of copper where the head fits into the handle, and below the metal is a band of hide (?). The butt end of the handle is wrapped with a thick strip of steel.
Item History
- Made in Congo
- Owned by Union College before 1960
- Received from Union College (Donor) during 1960
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K4.253
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- copper metal, wood, metal, steel metal and skin ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and wrapped
- Overall
- height 140.7 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Central African
- Previous Owner
- Union College
- Received from
- Union College (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Congo
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1808/0001