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| Catalog Number | CAS 2011-0002-0003 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Bontoc Igorot | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Luzon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Iron: White metal | |
| Description | Spear with long wooden shaft that tapers toward the proximal end which is fitted with a hand-forged iron wrapping; Distal end of shaft is also fitted with an iron sleeve measuring 13.0 cm in length; Elongated, triangular double-edged blade very slight median ridge on both faces is hafted to shaft by means of long center stem; Blade also has two basal flaring wings, whose ends are turned up; Area measuring 31 cm behind distal sleeve on shaft is decorated with small triangular slivers of white metal, arranged in straight or chevron bands, with a slightly more elaborate arrangement in the last few rows near the distal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.2, Max Diam = 2.3, Length = 163.0 |
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CAS 0276-0031 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Chokwe | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Angola | |
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| Other Geographic Data | 5 miles north of Cacolo region, northeastern Angola | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | E.S. Ross | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.6, Length = ca. 177.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0077 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood; Rattan | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.2, Thickness = 3.4, Length = ca. 200.0 | |
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CAS 2005-0001-0004 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1917 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal: Steel; Rattan | |
| Description | Spear with long hand forged, double-edged steel blade of lanceolate form with median ridge on both faces, very long, outward flaring basal tangs, and a hafting stem which is inserted into end of long wooden shaft and secured with wide steel ferrule and 5 braided rattan bands and two strips of dyed red rattan wrapping just below the ferrule; Proximal end of staff is tapered and wrapped with a cone-shaped steel cap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.5, Thickness = 2.8, Length = 187.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0001-0005 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1917 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal: Steel; Rattan | |
| Description | Spear with long, hand forged, double-edged steel blade of lanceolate form with median ridge on both faces and a proximal end that forms a socket that fits over the tapered end of a long wooden shaft and is secured with two braided rattan bands; One very wide and two narrow braided rattan bands add additional decoration to the shaft just below the blade's socket; Proximal end of shaft is tapered and fitted with a cone-shaped steel cap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 187.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0001-0006 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1917 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Steel; Metal: Brass | |
| Description | Spear with long, hand forged, double-edged steel blade with deeply cut side notches forming series of down-turned lateral tangs, the last one being extremely long and flaring; Long straight stem is inserted into end of long wooden shaft and secured with heavy steel ferrule; Distal end of shaft is decorated just below ferrule with small brass staples that are inlaid in 3 distinct bands, the first of which forms a chevron pattern and the other two form geometric patterns; Proximal end of shaft is tapered and was originally fitted with cone-shaped steel cap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.1, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 163.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0001-0007 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1917 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal: Steel; Rattan | |
| Description | Spear with large, hand forged, double-edged steel blade with median ridge on both faces and very deeply cut basal notches that form prominent slightly flared basal tangs; Long hafting stem is inserted into expanded distal end of long wooden shaft and wrapped with one very wide and two narrower braided rattan bands and a strip of dyed red rattan wrapping; Proximal end of shaft is tapered to a point but does not appear to have been fitted with a steel end cap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.9, Thickness = 4.0, Length = 173.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0009-0022 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Luzon | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1904-1907 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood; Rattan | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.9, Thickness = 3.1, Length = 177.0 | |
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CAS 0493-0265 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | Hunting spear with straight wooden shaft that has been stripped of its bark and lateral branches and scraped and sanded smooth, and slightly tapered on both ends; Proximal end is fitted with a chisel-like point with a blunt, flat tip that melds into a hollow cylindrical socket into which is inserted a second and similar tip with a similar socket into which the wooden shaft is inserted; Distal end is fitted with an very short double-edged lanceolate-shaped blade that melds into a hollow cylindrical socket into which the wooden shaft is inserted; According to original field notes, the metalwork for Gabra spears is done by Konso blacksmiths; When used for hunting, the proximal end is sometimes plunged into the ground as an animal charges and the animal subsequently impales itself on the proximal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.2, Length = ca. 153.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0267 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.3, Max Diam = 2.2, Length = 172.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0268 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 2.2, Length = 186.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0269 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.5, Thickness = 1.2, Max Diam = 2.0, Length = 198.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0471-0039 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Village: Gitaru | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 201.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0471-0040 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 121.6 | |
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CAS 0143-0791 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 146.1 | |
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CAS 0602-0107A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | Metalsmithing is done for the Maasai by the Kunono, a neighboring tribe whom the Maasai regard as inferior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 180.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0602-0108A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | Metalsmithing is done for the Maasai by the Kunono, a neighboring tribe whom the Maasai regard as inferior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.8, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 158.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0526-0031 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Wood | |
| Description | Metalsmithing is done for the Maasai by the Kunono, a neighboring tribe whom the Maasai regard as inferior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 184.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0060-0028 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | Metalsmithing is done for the Maasai by the Kunono, a neighboring tribe whom the Maasai regard as inferior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 187.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0141-0026 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Wood | |
| Description | Metalsmithing is done for the Maasai by the Kunono, a neighboring tribe whom the Maasai regard as inferior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 218.0 |
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