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1st October 2006, 06:33 PM
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African short spear.
Hello,
I'm a new member. Can you help me with this short african spear. the spear is 116 cm long. I think it's 19 century. I have looked for more information about this one, but I can't find it. I would like to know more about. Thanks. |
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1st October 2006, 09:04 PM
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Well this is how I see it. Your spear seems to be a hybrid the shaft is Kuba but the head seems to be a later addition from another spear. It still is a nice example though. Here is a similar one of mine. Lew |
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1st October 2006, 09:27 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Spearcollector.
Lew is right when stating that this spear is a 'marriage'. the shaft looks much older than the blade. I haven't seen this type of spearblade, yet. I'm still young, though  But, Lew, the shaft is not Kuba. It's a typical shaft used by the Ngbandi, Bati and/or Benge living in northwestern Congo. Here is a Ngbandi spear in my collection :   
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1st October 2006, 09:34 PM
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I wonder if this is not a marriage between Central Africa/Congo and west or east Africa. I am taking a guess at perhaps areas west and north to the Sahara.
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1st October 2006, 10:07 PM
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African short spear
Thanks for the reactions.
The spear blade looks younger because it is cleaned. The shaft is a lot shorter than a normal ngbandi spear. I'm very sure that the shaft and blade belongs together. Maybe I must ask it to the African museum of tervuren. Thanks anyway. |
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1st October 2006, 10:18 PM
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I had a short ngbandi spear, now sold, that was long 120 cm.
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1st October 2006, 10:29 PM
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Is this one also a Ngbandi spear???
Hi,
The second and the third spear on this photo, are they ngbandi spears? You can also see the short spear. This is a very small part of my spear collection. |
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1st October 2006, 10:54 PM
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Ngbandi rules
Hi G and welcome!
To me 1,2,3,4,6,8,10 are Ngbandi spears or related. 5 is Lega,7 is Boa,9 is Lokele,last seems Saka. Small one......let's leave that one open for a while..... 
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1st October 2006, 11:00 PM
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2nd October 2006, 07:52 AM
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I take it all back
 . Seeing then all together like that I am sure its a good one. It just at first glance looked a little "unbalanced ?" I am sure a spear was a personal thing. The blade may have Saka influences. We have no idea what the users requirements were. Remember-"there is always something new coming out of Africa" Pliny. 
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