Spear points

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Photo by John Bentham.
Spear points
Photo by John Bentham.
Datedate unknown
MediumForged metal, likely bronze or iron
DimensionsOverall (2023.10.38a): 14 × 1 1/2 × 5/8 in. (35.6 × 3.8 × 1.5 cm) Overall (2023.10.38b): 14 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 5/8 in. (36.2 × 3.8 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.38a-b
On view
DescriptionTwo metal spears with decorative split, serraded shafts. Open at ends for attachment to wooden handles/shafts. Possibly African (?)

Additional Details

Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron
Object number: 2023.10.42
Metal spear
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal (iron?), wood
Object number: S2023.2.9
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal
Object number: 2023.10.58
Wood and metal arrow
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Bamboo, iron, and twine
Object number: S2023.2.3
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, brass
Object number: 2023.10.35
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: before 1860
Medium: Iron, wood, twine
Object number: 2023.10.39a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron, wood
Object number: 2023.10.53
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, brass, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.33a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.34a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.40a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Wood, metal, sinew, and feathers
Object number: 1984.549
Club
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood
Object number: S2023.2.18