Spearhead
Mangbetu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: ARM-63
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- Material
- Iron
Point or shaft of a spear intended to be fitted into a handle. These spears were intended for warfare, defence and hunting. Their tips were usually…
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Full original description
Point or shaft of a spear intended to be fitted into a handle. These spears were intended for warfare, defence and hunting. Their tips were usually coated with poison to increase their effectiveness.
Further technical information
- Width
- 4.50 cm
- Depth
- 47 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the 20th century or earlier
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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