Spear

AF3231

From: Guinea

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF3231
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mandingo
Provenience Guinea
Section African
Materials Iron | Leather | Wood
Description

Shaft covered with leather, with two fringes of thongs. Short iron coil at butt. For leather-covered shaft and fringes, cf. AF3343. The blade is long, slender, leaf-shaped, and incised with linear designs, as is the shank.

Length 226.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 1341 - Field No SF

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