Spear

A spear, encased in a Mandingo leatherwork case, with strips of python skin and woven panels of leather and grass. Mandingo , used here, referrers to a type of workmanship associated with Muslim elites.

Further Information

• Type: Weapons, armour
• Object: Spear
• Materials: Metal, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mandingo
• Dimensions: 540mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 2010
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Unknown
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.2010.034.01

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