African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

Object/Artifact

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

Name/Title

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

Entry/Object ID

2019.2.2

Description

20th-c. carbon steel and wood spear from the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The carbon-steel head is in the shape of a spade. The head tapers down to a conical shaft attached by a pin and a pair of curved iron panels to the top of the lengthy wooden pole. The pole widens gradually toward the midsection and tapers again toward the iron tip spike.

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

From the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dimensions

Height

70-3/4 in

Width

4-15/16 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Carmen R. Croce, '71