Spear Head

AF1603

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Katanga Province

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1603
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Katanga Province
Section African
Materials Copper
Description

Copper blade tapers to a flat point; point appears to have been cut off just above the tip; a raised ridge runs down the center on both faces of the blade; shaft of spear head is thin and hollow; shaft is about half as long as the blade.

Length 39.9 cm
Width 4.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1392 - Other Number

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