Spear

AF3191

From: Upper Nile

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF3191
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Shilluk
Provenience Upper Nile
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
Description

Wound with brass wire near head. Blade and shank like AF3190, except for swelling behind base of blade of AF3191. Slender tapering ferrule of AF3191 and AF3192 flares at extremity into small "button"; for the latter feature compare the large hollow ferrule of AF3230.

Length 157 cm
Width 4.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 19803 - Field No SF

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