Unidentified African Axes, No 1

Tim Simmons · 15th August 2007, 07:38 PM

Thanks Flavio I think you are spot on. I was thrown off track a little by the fact that these are quite heavy. Real battle axes, the club like halft being typical on a quick search. I think I may have been very lucky. As can be seen this is old so I assume they are all from the same original collecter. This little bit of info is interesting.

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8537(1971)12%3A4%3C535%3ASAAAIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6

I do not know why the link will not work

Tim Simmons · 16th August 2007, 05:56 PM

It is not impossible that these axes are from the late 19th century. This is interesting and I am sure it was not the end to a state of readiness on the part of the Sotho.
http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/golf/gun1880.htm

Tim Simmons · 16th August 2007, 07:29 PM

Possibly the 1906 Bambatha Rebellion ?

Tim Simmons · 17th August 2007, 06:12 PM

More historical background. Very interesting the fiction between native peoples as well as the Europeans. This chief was a clever man and his warriors must have been a tough lot. I think the weapons show this clearly.
http://www.nguni.com/culture/virtual.../southern.html

Tim Simmons · 18th August 2007, 08:34 PM

I do not know about you but it can take me days to inspect and examine a new acquisition. This dark line under x10 magnification appears to be an inserted piece of fibrous horn like material and not split bi-coloured wood. Unfortunately a do not have the macro camera ability, I think that is the right term, to show this so it is just my word. Assuming I am correct this is a very interesting feature.

18th August 2007, 08:34 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	one last thing. I do not know about you but it can take me days to inspect and examine a new acquisition. This dark line under x10 magnification appears to be an inserted piece of fibrous horn like material and not split bi-coloured wood. Unfortunately a do not have the macro camera ability, I think that is the right term, to show this so it is just my word. Assuming I am correct this is a very interesting feature. Attached Images

15th August 2007, 07:38 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Thanks Flavio I think you are spot on. I was thrown off track a little by the fact that these are quite heavy. Real battle axes, the club like halft being typical on a quick search. I think I may have been very lucky. As can be seen this is old so I assume they are all from the same original collecter. This little bit of info is interesting. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8537(1971)12%3A4%3C535%3ASAAAIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 I do not know why the link will not work

16th August 2007, 05:56 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	It is not impossible that these axes are from the late 19th century. This is interesting and I am sure it was not the end to a state of readiness on the part of the Sotho. http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/golf/gun1880.htm

16th August 2007, 07:29 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Possibly the 1906 Bambatha Rebellion ?

17th August 2007, 06:12 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	More historical background. Very interesting the fiction between native peoples as well as the Europeans. This chief was a clever man and his warriors must have been a tough lot. I think the weapons show this clearly. http://www.nguni.com/culture/virtual.../southern.html