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SpearK3.14

Mottled wood shaft cut and re-joined near the mid-section. Several notches cut below the join. Black iron leaf-shaped spearhead flattened at the base and hammered around the shaft. Iron point of butt similarly attached and secured with two coils of iron band. Shaft below spearhead decorated with flattened brass and incised geometric design.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
wood, iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK3.15

Light woode shaft cut near the mid-point of the shaft and joined with a plug. Several notches cut in the shaft near the join. Spearhead has elongated black iron blade. Base of the blade hammered around the shaft. Butt end of the spear has flattened blade hammered to the shaft.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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