This iron spearhead is a typical weapon of the Baiga tribes of Madhya Pradesh, people whose close relationship with forest life and hunting practices needs no introduction. The conical spearhead has a sharp tipped point for penetrative hunting or defence. The lower part is quite hollowed like a pipe, allowing it to be fitted securely onto a wooden shaft to complete the spear.This spearhead not only indicates the knowledge, skill, and metallurgical know-how of the Baiga tribe, but it is also representative of their adaptation to a forest-associated lifestyle. Iron worked up or bartered was usually, for the most part, hand-forged by local smithies or tribal artisans. The constituent advantages of this design are balance, strength, and precision—all vital attributes in a forest.

Such weapons like this spearhead were used for hunting- more accurately, for hunting wild creatures that one could not hope to bring down with one or a few shots from bows and arrows. In addition, there were purposes of protection-from other human and animal predators - as well as in some sections of society formal or symbolic ones for the spearhead. The fine craftsmanship evidenced by such instruments is testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of indigenous tribes and perhaps a frontier in terms of sustainable practices in resource utilization through local sources.Traditionally used weapons have lost their importance with the march of modernity, but they still remain substantial instruments of tribal heritage and tribal identity. Such objects are stored in great institutions such as Indian Museum, Kolkata, and provide a glimpse into the cultural, economic, and ecological contexts of the tribal communities, such as Baigas.