Spear head
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
steel
Measurements
480 mm (H); 55 mm (W); 25 mm (D)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107241
Summary
Spear head used by the Naga Tribe who live along the Assamese border of India. The blade has an elongated excurvate shape with expanded barbed shoulders. '[Head and spike of a spear - Assamese (Naga Tribes)], Another, similar' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.