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Axe HandleK4.251

Long dark brown handle that widens at one end, and tapers to round edge at the other end. Wider end has incised bands and circles. There is a hole near the centre of the handle. Rectangular hole at widen end, possibly for a blade.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.250

Spear with wooden cylindrical shaft and a four-sided metal spear tip with a conical ferrule. The shaft widens towards the butt end, which tapers slightly at the end and inwards before it widens abruptly, the division between the two sections marked by three bands carved into the shaft. There is a brass (?) tack on the side of the shaft at the butt end.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal, wood and brass metal ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.240

Spear with metal point that flares slightly at the ends and has a ferrule that fits overtop the end of a wooden handle. The butt end of the handle is tapered.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.239 a-b

Spear head and shaft (part a) and handle (part b). Spear head is flat and triangular with a long shaft that splits into three ridged strands that have been braided, then the strands reconnect to form the remainder of the shaft which ends in a larger cylindrical segment that fits over the top of the handle. The handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the end.

Culture
West African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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