Spearhead
DateCollected in the first half of the twentieth century
PeriodCongo Free State or Belgian Congo
CultureTopoke
Place MadeLomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumIron
Dimensions19.3 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (7 5/8 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number76.1.94
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DescriptionIron-arrow currency used in trade/spearhead of dark brown color from an unknown period of the African-Belgium Congo. Has a leaf point with two barbs and barb into shaft.
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