Spear with Detachable Knife Head
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, wood (pepper reed), silver, velvet
Dimensions
L. 73 1/2 in. (186.7 cm); L. of head 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); L. of sheath 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.4 oz. (521.6 g); Wt. of sheath 0.8 oz. (22.7 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
Indian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.1992a–c