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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2022, 03:52 AM
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Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Lee, Thanks for your response, it is...

Hi Lee,

Thanks for your response, it is definitely in the size range for an iklwa but this spear has a socketed spearhead whereas southern African spears tended to have tanged spearheads so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2022, 02:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,656
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
African spear ID help

Hi all,

I got this spear a while back but was never sure where it came from though it always struck me as being Sudanese mainly due to the crocodile skin "sleeves" on either end of the shaft....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2022, 01:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,572
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a...

Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a similarity though mine is nowhere near as nice as yours.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2022, 07:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,572
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Miniature gubasa/akrafena?

Hi,

I recently acquired a knife that appears to be a mini-version of a gubasa or akrafena of the Fon/Akan peoples. The knife is 29.5 cm (~11.6 in.) in total length and is plain except for the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2021, 12:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,453
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
The Swahili word for this type of club is rungu,...

The Swahili word for this type of club is rungu, it is most famously used by the Masai but also by other people groups of Eastern Africa

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2021, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,648
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
To add to Marc's IDs, the bottom left is likely...

To add to Marc's IDs, the bottom left is likely Hausa though I have seen daggers/swords of this type attributed to the Fulani and Tikar as well. The bottom right looks like a mix of Tebu and Sudanese...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2020, 08:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,067
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Excellent write up! I have always been interested...

Excellent write up! I have always been interested in the history and development of these swords, particularly with regard to their hypothetical ancestral (or derived) relationship to the more well...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2020, 05:26 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 151,544
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
I'm 33, been collecting since I was 21

I'm 33, been collecting since I was 21
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2018, 02:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,215
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Any more insights would be appreciated - ADS

Any more insights would be appreciated

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2018, 01:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,215
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Detlef, thanks for your insight, I did not...

Hi Detlef, thanks for your insight, I did not consider the Shona as a possible ID but it does bear some resemblance now that you mention it

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2018, 03:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,215
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
African blades ID request

Hi all, long time lurker here, I have a trio of African blades of uncertain origin/ethnic attribution though I have my suspicions.

Blade A is reminiscent of a Guduf sword from Cameroon though the...
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