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Wooden spear

Spear with a wooden shaft and a wooden jagged point, which is loosely inserted into the shaft. According to the inventory book, the point is a simulacrum. A fur tuft is tied with raffia around the spike of the point and a leather strap is attached, which ends in a loop. The shaft is trimmed with fur and further down with a sewn-together leather cuff, which is also wrapped in sinew. There are remnants of feathers in the sinews. The spear probably comes from North America and was donated to the Gewerbemuseum Ulm in 1919 by Karl Kärcher (1882 - 1968). Kärcher was a trade teacher in Ulm (1908 - 1918) and from 1918 director of the trade school in Bad Cannstatt. It is unclear where and when he acquired the object.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
hunting spears
Dimensions
L 140 cm, W 7 cm (spearhead), Dm 2 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, leather, sinew, fur, plant fibre
Current location
Museum Ulm
Inventory number
1919.4371

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Before 1919
    where
    North America (?)
  • Change of physical control
    when
    Until 1919
    who
    Karl Kärcher
    Description
    Donation to the Gewerbemuseum Ulm 1919

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