Spear

44-14-113

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 44-14-113
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Zolowo
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Iron | Leather | Wood
Description

Leopard skin. Lancelate iron head with wide flat medial ridge on each face. Tang inserted in wooden shaft. Two double ornamented scrolls wedge head into shaft. Shaft covered with four narrow woven bands of leather. One wide band of black leather and two very wide bands of leopard skin. Long skin ferrule.

Length 112.7 cm
Width 4.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. S. Oberly, 1944
Other Number 115 - Collector Number | 00301 - Other Number

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