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Spear Head
| Object Number: | 83-26-2 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Shilluk |
| Provenience: | Southern Sudan Sudan |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron |
| Length: | 80.2 |
| Credit Line: | Gift of John B. Moore, 1983 |
Description
Iron left-shaped spearhead with split shaft. Shaft is approximately 1/6 of total length. Blade has central raaised rib. Incised herringbone pattern along edges of lower blade and along lower portion of raised rib. Slightly constricted neck partically encircled by 2 grooves and entirely encircled by 5 grooves. From these grooves extend down shaft pendant triangles with hatched borders.
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