Spear Head
AF1603
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Katanga Province
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1603 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Katanga Province |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper |
| Description | Copper blade tapers to a flat point; point appears to have been cut off just above the tip; a raised ridge runs down the center on both faces of the blade; shaft of spear head is thin and hollow; shaft is about half as long as the blade. |
| Length | 39.9 cm |
| Width | 4.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1392 - Other Number |
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