Spear

Unidentified maker (South Africa)

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collected about 1910

Wood, iron, and grass

Overall: 37 3/16 × 1 1/8 × 9/16 in. (94.5 × 2.9 × 1.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Marion Walker Neidlinger, Class of 1923W

51.16.12681

Geography

Place Made: South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Percy Francis, about 1910; given to his niece, Marion Walker Neidlinger (1899/1901-1979, Mrs. Lloyd K. Neidlinger, Class of 1923); given to present collection, 1951.

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