Spear (Asoro)

Edo

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Caption

Edo. Spear (Asoro), late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, fiber, 43 11/16 × 1 15/16 in. (111 × 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1578. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Spear (Asoro)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Iron, wood, fiber

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

43 11/16 × 1 15/16 in. (111 × 5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1578

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