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Spear PointK4.43

Spear point, square in cross section with a round hollow shank that has a horizontal lip.

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.305

Elongated metal point attached to a tapering bone shaft with barbs carved along one side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, copper metal and bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointK4.254

Point that has a conical-shaped handle with a crisscross band around the top. Blade of point is round at one end and tapers at the tip. Has a central ridge. Handle is hollow and has bits of material inside.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.253

Spear with forged head, the sides of the curved, and cylindrical handle. The handle is wrapped with a strip of copper where the head fits into the handle, and below the metal is a band of hide (?). The butt end of the handle is wrapped with a thick strip of steel.

Culture
Central African
Material
copper metal, wood, metal, steel metal and skin ?
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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SpearK4.236

Dark brown wooden spear with a silver-coloured, leaf-shaped point of native processed iron. Plain shaft with wrapped iron ferrule.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Mwinilunga, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK4.141

A metal rattle with seven cone-shaped pieces at one end, and a thin rectangular handle. There are six cones surrounding a larger cone, each with a clapper, radiating out in a partial circle from the end of the handle.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
iron metal
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB427

Elongated, dagger-like knife (a) with wooden sheath (b). Carved handle with a band of chased geometric design where the handle is attached. Woven bands on the sheath.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
wood, rattan and steel metal
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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