Catalog Number
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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 | |