Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0002-0002 | |
| 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; Metal: Iron: Brass | |
| Description | Spear with long wood shaft which tapers toward the proximal end which is fitted with a pointed hand-forged iron wrapping; Lanceolate-shaped, doubled-edged blade with with elongate stem for hafting is inserted into distal end of shaft and secured in place with a brass (?) collar wrapped around the top of the shaft; Upper 32 cm of shaft are decorated with numerous triangular brass slivers that are embedded into the shaft in chevron rows, with additional inserts between the uppermost rows forming a network pattern. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Max Diam = 3.0, Length = 162.0 | |