SPEAR

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SPEAR

Entry/Object ID

414/10407

Description

SHAFT/BARBED POINT

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun
African

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Wood, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Possibly a Zulu Iklwa, though other groups have spears that are roughly similar in shape. The key point is the length - most spears in other African groups were made for throwing. Part of the Zulu military reformations under Shaka Zulu was changing to a shorter stabbing spear (iklwa).