Spear ID help request

[kai]

I hope the Africa specialist will weight in...

Regards,
Kai

[Araña_del_Sol]

Originally Posted by kai

I hope the Africa specialist will weight in...

Regards,
Kai

Thanks Kai, these two spears might as unfamiliar to others as they are to me

- ADS

[Peter B.]

The center rib as a direct extension of the socket on spear 1 is reminiscent of spears from Somalia/Ethiopia.
There are also images with spherical decoration, but these are further from the blade:

The First one from here:
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The second one I found in several variations, this one from here:
https://www.ebid.net/ie/for-sale/ant...-177643437.htm

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Peter B.

The center rib as a direct extension of the socket on spear 1 is reminiscent of spears from Somalia/Ethiopia.
There are also images with spherical decoration, but these are further from the blade:

https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/il...ion/1456235786

*******************************/gallery?3-x-ethiopia

I'm not sure if the pictures are allowed to be posted here because of the copyright, hence only the links

Peter, unless the web site expressly prohibits the publication of pictures elsewhere, I believe the "fair use principle" allows for the copying of pictures for academic discussion, provided the original source is quoted (providing the URL link to the original should be sufficient attribution). We like to have pictures on our server because links frequently get broken and important information is lost. So please do upload the pictures here.

[Peter B.]

Originally Posted by Ian

We like to have pictures on our server ...

Hello Ian,
I've included the images in the original post

Best regards
Peter

[Ian]

Thanks Peter. Great pics,

[Araña_del_Sol]

Originally Posted by Peter B.

The center rib as a direct extension of the socket on spear 1 is reminiscent of spears from Somalia/Ethiopia.
There are also images with spherical decoration, but these are further from the blade:

The First one from here:
*******************************/gallery?3-x-ethiopia

The second one I found in several variations, this one from here:
https://www.ebid.net/ie/for-sale/ant...-177643437.htm

Thank you Peter, I had not considered a potential Somali/Ethiopian origin. The pictures are great

- ADS