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Spear, D25.828

Physical Description

Short spear ?bamboo shaft, with metal head and animal skin with hair attached, at the butt end. Where spear attaches to shaft ?hide has been wrapped around join. Spear head has long metal shaft and leaf shaped blade, with a stepped cross section. Animal hair element widens out and extends past spear shaft- ?a tail.

Provenance

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Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 1330 x 35 x 35mm

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