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CAS 1995-0006-0005 | ![]() |
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 |