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Spear

Object Name:
Spear
Object ID:
1995.558.02
Place of Origin:
Philippines (possibly)
Date:
1800-1840
Description:
Spear. Wooden shaft. Sharp pointed iron head with bent quillon at base.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
L-68 Dia-1.25 inches
Provenance:
Possibly 1966.545.385, from the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #385: "Ancient Spear said to have been brought by a Sea Capt from one of the Phillipine Islands to Capt Wendell of Portsmouth about 1840."
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Sea captains, Spears
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