Unknown staff come club

[colin henshaw]

The faceted wood and brass upholstery nails seem to indicate Congolese origin.

[RSWORD]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

The faceted wood and brass upholstery nails seem to indicate Congolese origin.

I recognize that Ngala/Ngombe swords, as well as other from the region, have a bulbous section to the grip with brass nails. However, in my experience, these African pieces do not have Octagonal faceting and the bulbous section is a different shape than on this club. On the African pieces, the bulb tends to be more diamond shape with the widest section being in the middle of the bulb. The staff is a bit more round and uniform.

Would love to see Congo examples that closely resemble the features of this staff if you have any images.

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

I recognize that Ngala/Ngombe swords, as well as other from the region, have a bulbous section to the grip with brass nails. However, in my experience, these African pieces do not have Octagonal faceting and the bulbous section is a different shape than on this club. On the African pieces, the bulb tends to be more diamond shape with the widest section being in the middle of the bulb. The staff is a bit more round and uniform.

Would love to see Congo examples that closely resemble the features of this staff if you have any images.

Hi RSWORD

If you just google "congo spears" you will find some images showing faceted wood and metal. I tried to copy some images to post, but didn't seem to work...

The iron sleeve to your piece looks a bit European from the images, some close-ups of this may be useful. Is that something brass shining where it joins the wood ?