Spear

Spear

[ Source of title : Benathi Marufu for FHYA using British Museum materials ]

Object

Af1886,1120.1

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Institutional metadata

[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023: using information obtained from the British Museum's website. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1936-1218-2

Object Type: Spear
Museum number: Af1886,1120.1
Description: Spear with iron blade and wooden shaft.
Production ethnic group
Made by: Hlubi
Production date: 1886 (before) (before)
Production place
Made in: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Findspot
Found/Acquired: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Materials: iron, wood, skin, fibre
Dimensions: Height: Height: 109.60 centimetres, Width: Width: 4.30 centimetres, Depth: Depth: 1.80 centimetres
Curator's comments: Given by C D Webb, and recorded in the "Temporary Acquisition Register" as an "Assegai taken from Langabalelli".
Location: Not on display
Condition: Blade a bit loose.
Acquisition name: Donated by: Donated by: C D Webb
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Langalibalele
Acquisition date: 1886
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1886,1120.1]

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Spear