Spear Item Number: K5.128 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spear with metal spearhead that has a short cylindrical shaft, rounded edges, and a pointed tip. The spearhead is bound with a leather strip to the wooden shaft. The shaft flares from a thin cylindrical shape to a much thicker cylindrical shape at the butt end. The shaft is decorated with three slightly raised bands where it begins to flare outwards.
Item History
- Made in South Africa between 1850 and 1900
- Collected between 1899 and 1902
- Owned by Edmond M. Wilmot
- Owned by Eric H. W. Husband before 1958
- Received from Eric H. W. Husband (Donor) during 1958
What
- Name
- Spear
- Identification Number
- K5.128
- Type of Item
- spear
- Material
- wood, leather skin and steel metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- bound
- Overall
- height 129.7 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ndebele
- Previous Owner
- Edmond M. Wilmot and Eric H. W. Husband
- Received from
- Eric H. W. Husband (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- South Africa
When
- Creation Date
- between 1850 and 1900
- Collection Date
- between 1899 and 1902
- Ownership Date
- before 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during 1958
Other
- Condition
- fair