Spear with snake carving
Item
Title
Spear with snake carving
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Spear
Weapon
Description
Spear with a narrow leaf shaped blade, attached to a long wooden shaft. The shaft it decorated with a carved snake, which twines upwards towards the blade. This would have been featured in the costume of a circumcised man, dressed as a 'spirit' for the circumcision camp. [FHM27/07/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wood; Plant
Carved
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.795
A37/795
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
Item sets
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Pere Camille Laagel [Priest, Missionary] | Agent | |
 Catalogue Card for ETH.ANG 3.795 |
Physical Object |