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Large spear: bambele

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posted on 2024-11-20, 18:02 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, Alvaro MinguitoAlvaro Minguito
Upper view of a spear point and shaft (gere) with elongated tip. Represents the biggest type of spear (bake) employed by the Chabu: bambele. The spears metal point is obtained through trade in local markets.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E02

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Bambele

Cultural group

Chabu

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Gobul, Gambela

Item/object

Bake

Materials

Metal-forged, Wood

Cultural context/event

Hunting

Social group setting

Men

Location

Forest

Date of creation

2021-08-13

Unique ID

2019LG07-E02-1137

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    Chabuspearhuntingbake

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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