Spear
Item number K4.10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Slender wood spear shaft, tapered at both ends with one end slightly thinner than the other.
History Of Use
This would have been the shaft of a spear with the tail fitting onto one end and the head fitting onto the other, similar to 1157/6 a-b and 1157/7 a-b.
Narrative
Based upon the greater length of this item, the two ends of the spear would likely have been shorter than those in similar objects 1157/6 a-b and 1157/7 a-b.
Item History
- Made in Tanzania
- Owned by Basil G. Hamilton and Mary E. Crawford
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before February 1954
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) during February 1954
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K4.10
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 57.6 cm, diameter 2.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
Who
- Culture
- East African
- Previous Owner
- Basil G. Hamilton, Mary E. Crawford and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1954
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1856/0006
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