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10th December 2010, 03:39 PM
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CAN ANYONE ID THIS ALL IRON SPEAR ?
Hi
Just fished out this all iron spear . It is 54'' long . I assume its N African but dont know anymore than this. It has 2 pairs of curious projections on the shaft just below the head .. one pair point towards the tip , the other pair towards the heel. There are some decorations on the blade and on the heel. Would appreciate your opinions. |
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10th December 2010, 03:48 PM
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Possibly Tuareg?
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10th December 2010, 04:07 PM
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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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10th December 2010, 04:29 PM
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11th December 2010, 05:07 PM
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I am seen a number of these on E-prey, all seem very recent as Iain has already mentioned. One of the ones I have seen was actually listed as a 'tourist' piece, I suspect they all are.
Regards David |
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