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Catalog Data

Collector:
Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this
Donor Name:
Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this
Length - Head:
28 cm
Length - Shaft:
142 cm
Culture:
Bantu  Search this
Baluba  Search this
Object Type:
Spear
Place:
Kasai River (upper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (not certain) / Angola (not certain), Africa
Accession Date:
20 Nov 1899
Notes:
FROM CARD: "HEAD SEWED TO SHAFT BY A BRIDLE OF RATTAN; SHAFT WORKED OUT OF WOOD, STAINED BLACK ON PORTION."
Record Last Modified:
26 May 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
035839
USNM Number:
E204278-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31efd6385-4eb0-43a5-9024-b5b983ebb71f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8356386