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Catalog Number

CAS 1995-0006-0005   CAS 1995-0006-0005; Spear
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 with short, wooden shaft truncated on both ends; Long, leaf-shaped steel blade has very long solid stem inserted into shaft and wrapped in heavy, hand-forged steel band; Proximal end of shaft is similarly wrapped but is missing whatever was hafted there.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 3.3, Length = 134.5