short iron spear; African?

tom hyle · 5th December 2004, 10:57 PM

31" all iron construction, and fairly lavishly decorated. Similar to spears I've seen ID'd as Indo Persian. #bay #3942507492. Thoughts?

Lew · 6th December 2004, 12:06 AM

Hi Tom

The spear looks like it's from North Africa possibly Taureg?

Lew

VANDOO · 6th December 2004, 05:34 AM

I WOULD AGREE THAT THE SPEAR LOOKS TUREG DUE TO THE BUT END LOOKING LIKE A ICE SCRAPER. TUREG SPEARS ARE OFTEN ALL IRON AND SOME DO HAVE DECORATION THE TIP IS A BIT DIFFERENT ON THIS EXAMPLE AND THE LEGNTH IS WAY TOO SHORT. PERHAPS IT WAS MADE FOR CEREMONY ONLY OR IN A CONVIENENT SIZE FOR TOURISTS TO CARRY HOME ? IMPOSIBLE TO TELL MUCH FROM THOSE PICTURES.

5th December 2004, 10:57 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	short iron spear; African? 31" all iron construction, and fairly lavishly decorated. Similar to spears I've seen ID'd as Indo Persian. #bay #3942507492. Thoughts?

6th December 2004, 12:06 AM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Tom The spear looks like it's from North Africa possibly Taureg? Lew

6th December 2004, 05:34 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I WOULD AGREE THAT THE SPEAR LOOKS TUREG DUE TO THE BUT END LOOKING LIKE A ICE SCRAPER. TUREG SPEARS ARE OFTEN ALL IRON AND SOME DO HAVE DECORATION THE TIP IS A BIT DIFFERENT ON THIS EXAMPLE AND THE LEGNTH IS WAY TOO SHORT. PERHAPS IT WAS MADE FOR CEREMONY ONLY OR IN A CONVIENENT SIZE FOR TOURISTS TO CARRY HOME ? IMPOSIBLE TO TELL MUCH FROM THOSE PICTURES.