Spear for ID

Nonoy Tan · 4th October 2008, 05:23 PM

Can anybody ID this spear? Appears to be from Africa, but not sure from where.

Nonoy Tan · 5th October 2008, 08:39 AM

Yet another "unknown" (African ?) spearhead.

Blacksmith · 5th October 2008, 05:57 PM

Hi, You are right, both are from Africa and my opinion is that they are from Tanzania.
Regards, Timo

katana · 5th October 2008, 06:42 PM

The second is probably Masai (or neighbouring tribes) but, unfortunately many similar examples seem to be for tourists, these tend to have very thin (in thickness) 'heads'.

Regards David

Nonoy Tan · 9th October 2008, 06:35 PM

Thanks for your reponses, Timo and David.

4th October 2008, 05:23 PM	#1
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Spear for ID Can anybody ID this spear? Appears to be from Africa, but not sure from where. Attached Images

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Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Yet another "unknown" (African ?) spearhead. Attached Images

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5th October 2008, 05:57 PM	#3
Blacksmith Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 98	Hi, You are right, both are from Africa and my opinion is that they are from Tanzania. Regards, Timo

5th October 2008, 06:42 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	The second is probably Masai (or neighbouring tribes) but, unfortunately many similar examples seem to be for tourists, these tend to have very thin (in thickness) 'heads'. Regards David

9th October 2008, 06:35 PM	#5
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Thanks for your reponses, Timo and David.