Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1995-0006-0003 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spear | |
| Culture | Nuer | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Sudan | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal: Steel | |
| Description | Spear consisting of long slender wooden shaft pointed at both ends; Short flat steel blade with median ridge tapers to sharp point; Cylindrical socket of blade slips over distal end of shaft; Probably missing original steel wrapping from proximal end of shaft. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.6, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 191.6 | |