Short Thrusting Spear
Unknown people, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
early 20th century
Wood, copper wire, and iron blade
Overall: 45 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in. (114.5 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of George P. Thomas III
50.40.12433
Geography/Culture
Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament: Edged
Classification
Africa
Not on view
Course History
THEA 23, AAAS 54, Topics in African Theater and Performance, Laura Edmondson, Winter 2015
COLT 73.4, Violence, Ayo Coly, Winter 2015
Exhibition History
The Art of Weapons: Selections from the African Collection, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 26, 2014 -March 13, 2016.
Publication History
Ugochukwu C. Nzewi, The Art of Weapons, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2014, checklist no. 16
Provenance
George P. Thomas III, Baltimore, Maryland; given to present collection, 1950.
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