Spear

A spear with a flat iron blade at one end, and a pointed iron blade at the other. It has a wooden shaft, wrapped in leather, fur, and red cotton, and decorated with strips of woven vegetable fibre.

Further Information

• Type: Weapons, armour
• Object: Spear
• Materials: Metal, Wood, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 1210mm [L] x 50mm [W] x 35mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1875
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Augustus Wollaston Franks; J. E. Oakes
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.9590

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