Interesting Ethnographic Spearhead

Ed · 20th October 2012, 08:48 PM

There was an interesting shop in the mall in Santa Monica that I used to stop in at ages ago. Guy was a hippie tturned entrpeneur and he sold great stuff: fossils, books, ethnographic items and so on. Anyhoo, I bought this there and still am not sure what it is. I had thoguht that it was meteorite iron. The contract between the metal and carbon layers is striking. Length o/a is 17", tang is 5.75". Very end is bent a bit.

Cost $170 USD plus shipping

Ed · 21st October 2012, 12:15 AM

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It's called a Tombak.
Pamor blade spear/lance from Java and that area, like a Keris.

From our buddy Atlantia whom I thank

20th October 2012, 08:48 PM	#1
Ed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 237	Interesting Ethnographic Spearhead There was an interesting shop in the mall in Santa Monica that I used to stop in at ages ago. Guy was a hippie tturned entrpeneur and he sold great stuff: fossils, books, ethnographic items and so on. Anyhoo, I bought this there and still am not sure what it is. I had thoguht that it was meteorite iron. The contract between the metal and carbon layers is striking. Length o/a is 17", tang is 5.75". Very end is bent a bit. Cost $170 USD plus shipping Attached Images