African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

Name/Title

African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear

Entry/Object ID

2019.3

Description

20th c. African Carbon Steel and Wood Spear from the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Kuba people, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Spear

Height

70-3/4 in

Width

4-15/16 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Spear with carbon-steel head 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.