Spear (barcha) nineteenth century
Steel, iron, wood | 140.2 x 6.0 x 2.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 38054
Ballroom, Sandringham House
Spear (barcha) nineteenth century
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Pair of spears or barcha with a flat, steel, leaf-shaped blade and a short wooden shaft with a long-sided iron spike. Recorded in Arms and Armour at Sandringham House (1910) as 'used by a Naga hill tribe'.
Provenance
Presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76
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Medium and techniques
Steel, iron, wood
Measurements
140.2 x 6.0 x 2.2 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Assam [India]