Spear
19th century (made)
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Steel head, rough wood shaft, lengthened with a piece of wood lashed onto it by copper wire. Bound with red and yellow split cane, and in the upper part with tufts of reddish-black goats hair. Two-edged leaf-shaped blade with a slight projection at each side above the tubular socket.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, wood, copper and goat hair. |
| Brief description | Arms, steel wood cane copper, goat hair, Assam, India/Burma, C19 |
| Physical description | Steel head, rough wood shaft, lengthened with a piece of wood lashed onto it by copper wire. Bound with red and yellow split cane, and in the upper part with tufts of reddish-black goats hair. Two-edged leaf-shaped blade with a slight projection at each side above the tubular socket. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society of London |
| Object history | Lent by the Royal Asiatic Society of London to the India Museum. Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Renumbered in 1924. Registry entry 23 September 1924. |
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| Accession number | IM.570-1924 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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