'Assegai' spear

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Spear ‘Assegai’, pre 1879
South Africa, Natal, Zulu
Wood, iron & hide

Donated by Lt C Lindsay, 1879
Museum number 1879-63-6

This traditional, narrow bladed assegai would have been thrown as a missile, in contrast to the stabbing spear that was more commonly used in melee attacks.