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anonymous: Spear   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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artist QS:P170,Q4233718
Title
Spear
Description
Spear with a narrow metal leaf blade attached to wooden shaft with hide band.
Date before 1899
date QS:P571,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Metal; Wood; Animal skin
Dimensions Whole: 1420 mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
institution QS:P195,Q2790574
Accession number
R4007/120
Object history

Collected by Reverend William Charles Willoughby, a Christian missionary, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate (1885-1966). It is now the Republic of Botswana, having gained independence from Britain in 1966.

From 1889-92 Willoughby was pastor at Union Street Church, Brighton (now The Font pub). From 1893 to 1898 he worked for the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland. He assembled this collection of objects during this period. This was a period of social and technological changes and these objects represent traditional lifestyles and skills, rather than the contemporary lives of the people Willoughby met.

Willoughby's collection was loaned to Brighton Museum in 1899 when he returned to the UK. The loan was converted into a donation in 1936, and accessioned as acquisition R4007.

Some objects were re-numbered with the WA (World Art) numbering system in the 2000s. These numbers have been reverted to the original R4007/... numbers where possible for consistency in 2019.
Source/Photographer Copyright holder Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. This file has been provided by the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from its digital collections, as part of the Making African Connections project. It is also made available on the Royal Pavilion & Museums Digital Media Bank.

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