E0477: Zulu Wooden Spear

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0477
Classification Category:
4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping Implements
Marks/Labels:
"X" (next to plant fiber on wood)
Materials:
metal
botanical ➔ wood
botanical ➔ fiber
Dimensions:
91.3 cm L
2 cm W
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Description:
A spear with a metal spear head that is missing its tip. Wooden handle has been broken.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)