Spear with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, iron, brass, leather, pigment, possibly pitch
Dimensions
L. with sheath 89 1/4 in. (226.7 cm); L. of head with sheath 24 3/16 in. (61.4 cm); W. with sheath 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Wt. with sheath 4 lbs. 12.1 oz. (2157.4 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
South Indian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.2057a, b