counterpoise;
spear
- Museum number
- Af1957,04.1
- Description
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Stone spearweight or counterpoise, with biconical perforation.
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.20 centimetres
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Width: 8.30 centimetres
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Depth: 7.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1957:
"A similar stone, about 6 feet in diameter, 18 inches thick, with perforation on one side, was used as a weight for elephant spears in the olden days, according to an old man of the Bemba tribe."
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1957
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1957,04.1