Pigmeo pitch
Ovambo · Namibia
Reference: ARM-16
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- Height
- 104 cm
- Material
- Iron and wood.
Astile spear in light and hard wood. Its iron tip has the classic shape with the iron body latched on the spear rod. The delivery is…
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Astile spear in light and hard wood. Its iron tip has the classic shape with the iron body latched on the spear rod. The delivery is made of braided iron thread. It is used as a weapon of war, defense and hunting, with the tip often poisoned.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Namibia. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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