Spear
About this object
History of use
Used for hunting.
Narrative
Spears usually made by local iron monger. Shaft cut and re-joined by collector to ease transportation to North America.
Physical description
Mottled wood shaft cut through and joined near the mid-point. Dowel visible at the join which is inserted into both sections of the shaft. Leaf-shaped spearhead hammered around the shaft and secured with a nail. Pointed metal butt flattened at the shaft end and hammered around the shaft. Band of iron coiled around shaft below point.
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