Spear
19th century (made)
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Steel head and butt, wood shaft, bound for the greater part of its length with red-dyed goats-hair. Long two-edged leaf-shaped blade with a projections at each side above the tubular socket. Long tubular butt, hammered to a four-sided point. Brown polished wood shaft, bound in the upper part with two lengths of red-dyed goats-hair, cut close and waisted
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, wood and dyed goat hair. |
| Brief description | Arms, steel wood, dyed goat hair, Assam, India/Burma, C19 |
| Physical description | Steel head and butt, wood shaft, bound for the greater part of its length with red-dyed goats-hair. Long two-edged leaf-shaped blade with a projections at each side above the tubular socket. Long tubular butt, hammered to a four-sided point. Brown polished wood shaft, bound in the upper part with two lengths of red-dyed goats-hair, cut close and waisted |
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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 to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Renumbered in 1924. Registry entry 23 September 1924. |
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| Accession number | IM.568-1924 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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