Spear

A spear, encased in a Mandingo leatherwork case, with strips of python skin and woven panels of leather and grass. Mandingo , used here, referrers to a type of workmanship associated with Muslim elites.

Further Information

  • Type: Weapons, armour
  • Object: Spear
  • Materials: Metal, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mandingo
  • Dimensions: 540mm [H]
  • Production Date: Pre 2010
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Unknown
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.2010.034.01

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