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Spear. Nearly all of iron, very liiicly made. H[nid s(juai'c, tiled oil" at 

 edges. Blade with median ridge, and narrow in ])roportion to 

 lengtb. Tlie necks ol" all these spears are wound Avith copper Avire 

 or sinew. The iron of which the spears are made was brought 

 from the coast by traders. 



Length, 7A feet; blade, 3 feet long, 2i iuches wide; liandle, 71 inches long. 

 Wa Chagix tribe ; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151521 



Spear (mk'uke.) Nearly all of iron, linely made and x>olished. Blade, 

 long, lanceolate, beautifully tapered, and socketed at the lower 

 end for the very short shaft. Spud, a long, gently tapering rod of 

 iron, square in cross section. Wound with copper wire at the 

 points of attachment of the blade and the spear. 



Length, 7 feet 2 inches; blade, 31 iuches long. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151.522 



Spear. Nearly all of iron. Blade very large, broad, lanceolate, 

 high median ridge, fastened to the short handle by a socket. Spud, 

 a long, tapering rod of iron, square in cross section, the corners 

 filed down. 



Length, 6 feet 11 inches; blade, 20 iuches long, 3| iuches wide. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Maraug district. Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151523 



Spear. Finely made. Broad blade, beautifully modeled, socketed 



onto the short handle. Spud square in cross section. 



Length, 7 feet ; blade, 26 inches loug, 4^ iuches wide. 



Wa Cliaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151524 



Spear. [Inpolished, broad, short blade, shows marks of the native 

 hammering. Fastened to a long shaft with a socket wraiqted 

 with copper wire. Spud short, as in tln^ typical assagai. 



Length, G feet 5 inclies; blade, 19^ iuches long, 4i inches wi(U^ 



Wa Chaga tril»e; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151.526 



Spear. Broad, short blade, having tlie dou])h' median flexure. Long 

 handk'; short spud. 



Length, G feet 4 inches; Idade, 18 inches l<mg. 



Wa Cliaga tribe; Mount Kilinui-Njaro, East AiVica. 151527 



Spear. Spud of square iron, blade polished, broa<l, lance-sljaped. 



Socket wound with copper wire. 



Length, 6 feet, 3 inches; blade, 22 iuches loug, 3J; iuches wide. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mouut Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151528 



Spear. Long, very slender blade, not polished. Spud square. Show- 

 ing the work as it comes from the smith's hands. All the wcnk of 

 polishing is done by the warrior. 



Length, G feet 1 iuch; blade 23 inches loug. 



Wa Ciiaga tribe; Mouut Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151529 



Spear. Short spud. Unpolished blade, long shaft. 



Ijength, 6 feet; blade, 20 inches. 



Wa Chaga trilte; Mouut Kilima-Njaro, East Afric-a. 151.530 



