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Luc LEFEBVRE 26th October 2006 09:56 PM
MONGO (african) spears
 
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Found today, 2 Mongo spears, sorry for the bad pics.
Nice,old, but I have to work on it !
I need help this week-end :D
Luc

Tim Simmons 27th October 2006 07:13 AM
Very nice. I have a very similar copper version that ends with a spike .

Congoblades 27th October 2006 08:46 AM
Indeed nice finding but the second one is Saka I think :rolleyes:

Freddy 27th October 2006 10:14 AM
Nice spears, Luc.

Show them again when they are cleaned.

I checked with Westerdijk (IJzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika - Ironwork from Central-Africa). According to this author both your spears come from the Nkutshu-Tetela group living in Central-Congo. As these spears were also used as currency, they can be easily found amongst neighbouring tribes (such as Mongo, Kutu, Saka, etc...)

Luc LEFEBVRE 29th October 2006 04:32 PM
Job is done !
 
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I've cleaned them, it was hard .
The stem are completely covered with copper ribbons and strips.
Spear point in good condition, with engravings.
Luc

Flavio 29th October 2006 04:56 PM
Very nice Luc, congratulations!!!!!!!

Tim Simmons 29th October 2006 05:00 PM
Good job!!

Flavio 29th October 2006 05:15 PM
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Here is mine (no better pics at the moment!!) is like one if yours Luc.


opppssss the pictures!!!!


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