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.