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Javelin

Spear with a curved wooden shaft. The end of the shaft is wrapped with an iron spiral. The point is attached to the shaft with a socket that is open on one side. The rhomboid blade of the point has a ridge and a small point or hook at each of the three corners. The country of origin could not be clearly determined. However, the shape and material of the spear suggest an African origin. The museum received the spear from Margarete Mader; the exact provenance is not known.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
hunting spears
Dimensions
L 205 cm, W 5 cm (tip), dm 1 cm
Material/Technique
Metal, wood
Current location
Museum Ulm
Inventory number
2022.10939

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19.-20. century (?)
    where
    Africa (?)
  • Change of physical control
    who
    Mader, Margarete

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CC0 1.0 DEED
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