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Dressing in Steel: Part One

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Art Object

Spear (mdung)

Date:
18th–19th century
Culture:
Tibetan
Medium:
Iron, wood, silk, and yak hair
Dimensions:
L. overall 74 5/8 in. (189.6 cm); L. of spearhead 20 7/8 in. (53 cm); L. of shaft 56 7/8 in. (144.5 cm)
Classification:
Shafted Weapons
Credit Line:
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001
Accession Number:
2001.179a, b
40004896

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