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Javelin

Entry in the main historical catalogue: Spear of the Naga Entry in historical catalogue: Material: shaft: wood; points: Iron; Wrapping: Goat hair Characteristics: Flat point, attached to the shaft. Then a two-part wrapping with a 12 cm gap: short hairs attached to the shaft with string to create a velvet-like covering. In the centre of the two parts, two black rings. At the end of the 2nd part, a tuft of long hair. A round tip is attached to the end of the shaft. Colours: shaft: light brown; goat hair: red-black Dimensions: total length: 226 cm (shaft: 170 cm, tip: 41 cm, end tip: 15 cm, wrapping: 69 and 60 cm).

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Naga
Object type
Javelin
Dimensions
Length: 226 cm
Material/Technique
Metal , Wood, Goat hair
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 28597

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1851 - 1894
    where
    India
    who
    Naga
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Eduard von Ohlendorff 1896
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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