45/1994/2
Wood spatula that would have been used in the chewing of a quid: a betel leaf wrapped around portions of areca nut and slaked lime for its stimulating effect.
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86/1995/1
86/1995/3
86/1995/4
6/2005/12/1
The Roman army brought to Devon new ideas for medicine and health.
86/1995/2
109/1951/3/4
A spear used for fighting and hunting.
33/1953/25
223/2006/1
This spearhead seems to have been broken in the past and the two pieces buried together.
53/1986/1
Stabbing spear with large ridged spearhead and flaring butt to the shaft.
90/1986
Iron head socketed into a short wooden shaft.
100/1919/1
Nicola Stylianou, Jan 2013, Collection Review.
9/1889/112
Spears were used for hunting, for warfare and sometimes reflect the owner’s status.
E689
E670
Blade remade from a sheep shears stamped with a Sheffield manufacturer's mark.
E1159
E2029
A spear used in conflict. This would have been propelled in such a way that an angled attack against the body would cause serious injury.
104/1986
Iron-headed spear. Length = 1017mm.
11/1900/7
17/1996/15
Spear for hunting and warfare.
244/1914
119/1937/20
Spear obtained by donor’s brother in 1884
119/1937/21
57/1926/2
Spears were the main fighting weapon on the Solomon Islands and were used for thrusting and throwing.
89/1934/12
Once it had penetrated the body this weapon would leave splinters within the wound, likely leading to infection and death.
33/1953/24
Obsidian blade technology on this island group is over 4,000 years old.
103/1937/5/1
Spear with iron head and butt.
E1617
A spear designed for warfare, its body includes carved decoration along its top and the handle is bound in coconut fibre thread to enable a sturdy grip.
89/1986
92/1986
Spear with a broad flat arrow-shaped head.