shaft
- Museum number
- Oc1899,-.462
- Description
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Upper part of spear consisting of wood foreshaft (formed from slightly curved branch), with gum for securing the point (now missing).
- Production date
- 19thC (before 1899)
- Dimensions
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Length: 126.50 centimetres (at 11/1999; without point.)
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Width: 2.20 centimetres
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Depth: 1.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Registration Slip description is of upper part of spear as found at 11/1999 (but, NB, point now missing). Register entry is for "Long javelin similar to no.446" (no length given but no.446 is ca. 11 ft.). The shaft, if it existed, may be amongst items registered Q1999,Oc.190 to 202. (AMD,11/1999).
See also Oc1999,-.197
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1899
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1899,-.462
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1899C3.462 (old CDMS no.)
