Spear Item Number: K4.259 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spear with four-sided spear tip that merges into a tang that is twisted and finally into a conical ferrule. The butt end of the cylindrical shaft is a cylindrical piece of metal with a slightly protruding circle of silvery metal on the very end.
Item History
- Made in Congo
- Owned by Union College before 1960
- Received from Union College (Donor) during 1960
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K4.259
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- wood and steel metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- shaped and forged
- Overall
- height 155.2 cm, diameter 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- West 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 1808/0006