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spear
Object Type
spear
Museum number
Af.6072
Description
Spear with bamboo handle and iron blade with hide bound round the junction.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Sotho
Production date
1860-70
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Lesotho
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Lesotho
Materials
iron
skin
bamboo
Dimensions
Height:
127 centimetres
Width:
3.20 centimetres
Depth:
2 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Miss Powles
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Rev David-Frédéric Ellenberger
Acquisition date
1870
Acquisition notes
Af.6066 to 6167 were given by Miss Powles on 22 February 1870; all were collected by the Rev. Frederick Ellenberger, a French missionary working at Masitisi in Basutoland from 1860.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af.6072
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Af1870C1.6072
(old CDMS no.)
Miscellaneous number:
Af1870C0222.7
Conservation
Treatment
: 09 Jun 2016
Treatment
: 09 Jun 2016
Treatment
: 09 Jun 2016