Lance

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"48. Lance - "Bassi".The head of this lance flat, exceptionally beautiful, damascened in a feathered form. The damascene marking was carried out in black and white nickel-containing iron. The cutting edge of the tip, about "two lines" wide of black iron, applied in an artful way . The shaft fitting is of brass, very simple. There is no sheath."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 8). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller