Absolutely Tuareg. This is an 'allarh' the all iron lance. The barbs below and the head are common. This one I believe is not particularly old, older examples have a mid rib on the head rather than this flat style of blade from what I've seen. Also the style decorative patterns on the head are something I usually associate with newer Tuareg work. Hopefully Lee can jump in here, he has a few of these and knows more about them than I do. I could be wrong about the dating, but those are my impressions.
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