Spear
AF3329
From: South Africa
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF3329 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Xosa |
| Provenience | South Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Blade engraved along central line with simple design of plain rhombuses and hatched triangles. Shaft reinforced at insertion of tanged head with spirally wrapped iron strip, also at insertion of chisel-shaped iron blade at butt. Long copper strip wrapped spirally around upper portion of shaft. |
| Length | 156.5 cm |
| Width | 3.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 4383 - Dealer's Number |
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