Spear
About this object
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Cultural context
Ceremonial?
Physical description
Double-ended spear with a leaf-shaped head and a spike bottom. Between the two blades is a cylindrical wooden shaft. The spearhead and spike are flat; spike has a rounded tip. Both are secured to the shaft with long strips of animal skin; space between metal and skin is stuffed with plant fibre, forming handgrips. The skin holding the spike is covered in fur; skin holding spearhead is plain. Shaft is stained(?); rest of spear is undecorated.
Categories
Materials
Date Acquired
27 Aug 2021
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 120.8 cm x 5 cm x 4.4 cm
Object Number
3522/95