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Spear, D27.947

Physical Description

Long double ended spear. One end has flat blade, ovoid in shape and silver in colour. Two notches before it attaches on to handle. Brown wooden handle, carved, with a circular cross section. Middle section of handle is covered with small layers of dyed hair (?goat). Colours include black, white and red. Length of hair gets longer towards top end of spear. At top end is a pointed metal spear, with a square cross section.

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Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 2364 x 96 x 76mm

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