Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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... shafts . Xhosa Metal - headed spears with wooden shafts were widely used when iron became more easily obtainable . The shaft , uluti ( McLaren 1919 : 444 ) , was long , thin and tapering , the total length of the spear being about 150 ...
... shafts . Xhosa Metal - headed spears with wooden shafts were widely used when iron became more easily obtainable . The shaft , uluti ( McLaren 1919 : 444 ) , was long , thin and tapering , the total length of the spear being about 150 ...
Page 200
... shaft seen varied from 82 cm ( SAM - 6944 , Transkei , 1871 ) to 137 cm ( SAM - 6947 , Transkei , 1871 ) . The diameter of the shaft averages 1,3 cm at the top , and tapers to an average of 0,5 cm at the tip . The shaft is roughly ...
... shaft seen varied from 82 cm ( SAM - 6944 , Transkei , 1871 ) to 137 cm ( SAM - 6947 , Transkei , 1871 ) . The diameter of the shaft averages 1,3 cm at the top , and tapers to an average of 0,5 cm at the tip . The shaft is roughly ...
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... shaft lengths for the three types of spear : isika - 90 cm ; usiba / indikadika and isishula — 120 cm . Museum specimens of throwing - spears , however , average 100 cm in shaft length ( MVB SA III D 1814 , 1815 , 1818 , no locality ...
... shaft lengths for the three types of spear : isika - 90 cm ; usiba / indikadika and isishula — 120 cm . Museum specimens of throwing - spears , however , average 100 cm in shaft length ( MVB SA III D 1814 , 1815 , 1818 , no locality ...
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