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Source Description
This forged iron spearhead features a long central blade and multiple paired barbs tapering in a tree-like silhouette. Its stepped barbed form aligns with spears documented in Eastern Lepanto and Northern Nueva Vizcaya.
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Document identity
localId
104111
label
Barbed Spear
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
104111
contentType
object
title
Barbed Spear
description
This forged iron spearhead features a long central blade and multiple paired barbs tapering in a tree-like silhouette. Its stepped barbed form aligns with spears documented in Eastern Lepanto and Northern Nueva Vizcaya.
date
before 1922
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79510831
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 172.7 cm (68 in.); Blade: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
cul
Philippines, Northern Luzon, Ifugao, likely Lepanto area
accession
1922.27
Source extras
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Metal
tombstone
Barbed Spear, before 1922. Philippines, Northern Luzon, Ifugao, likely Lepanto area. Metal; overall: 172.7 cm (68 in.); blade: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Donahey, 1922.27
collection
Oceanic Art
didYouKnow
This object most likely originated among the Igorot people, but similar spearheads are documented across the Philippine archipelago.
creditline
Gift of J. H. Donahey
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:37:07.719000
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104111
dept
Oceania
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Oceanic Art
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Metal
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1
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0
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photo
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