Spear (before 1922): Art, History and Details
Spear at the Cleveland Museum of Art: before 1922, Point: metal and brass ferrule; handle: wood; sheath: wood. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Spear (before 1922) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.
Object facts
- Title: Spear
- Date: before 1922
- Culture: Philippines
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Technique: Point: metal and brass ferrule; handle: wood; sheath: wood
- Dimensions: Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.); Blade: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
- Collection: Oceanic Art
- Department: Oceania
- Accession number: 1922.26
A detail from the museum
This piece aligns with the weapon traditions of the Maranao, Maguindanao, and Tausug peoples.
Collection credit
Gift of J. H. Donahey
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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