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Spear
before 1922
- Medium
- Point: metal and brass ferrule; handle: wood; sheath: wood
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Dimensions
- Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.); Blade: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
- Culture
- Philippines
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Oceania
- Credit line
- Gift of J. H. Donahey
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This spear features a wavy, leaf-shaped iron blade with softly rounded undulations along its entire length. The long, darkened wooden shaft is slender and terminates in an iron butt spike reinforced with a small brass ring. The proportions and materials indicate a weapon that functioned not only for combat but also as a high-status object.
