origin of spear head?

edunford · 7th October 2007, 02:57 PM

i am a second year conservation and resoration student, and i have recieved this spear head as an object to conserve from nottingham city museum and i really need to know where its from and its date, if that is at all possible. From the research that i've done so far, i think it might be from southern central Africa. It was found wrapped in newspaper in 1932 in England. Any help and information would be much appreciated.

katana · 9th October 2007, 12:06 AM

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
ID'ing spearheads can be extremely difficult. Certain tribes/regions have distinct characteristics...many do not. Could you post larger photos with close-ups of any interesting features ? Dimensions would be useful too...my initial thought is that it may be from the Congo Region ....but that is a 'guess-timate'

Regards David

7th October 2007, 02:57 PM	#1
edunford Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	origin of spear head? i am a second year conservation and resoration student, and i have recieved this spear head as an object to conserve from nottingham city museum and i really need to know where its from and its date, if that is at all possible. From the research that i've done so far, i think it might be from southern central Africa. It was found wrapped in newspaper in 1932 in England. Any help and information would be much appreciated. Attached Images

9th October 2007, 12:06 AM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi, Welcome to the forum. ID'ing spearheads can be extremely difficult. Certain tribes/regions have distinct characteristics...many do not. Could you post larger photos with close-ups of any interesting features ? Dimensions would be useful too...my initial thought is that it may be from the Congo Region ....but that is a 'guess-timate' Regards David