Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Group of African spears, Batonka? Zambesi River area?

katana · 28th March 2006, 06:20 PM

Hi Tim,
it does seem common that sellers often embellish an item with fanciful stories

I personally think late 19c/early 20c, but,that is just a 'feeling', the patina of the iron heads seems consistent with that sort of age. As does the remaining shafts.
I was hoping that this 'group' are a range of spearheads produced by the same tribe/culture, have you any ideas? I have never seen iron banding used to secure the head, before. Only the 'usual' (?), hide or wire (braided and whipped)

28th March 2006, 06:20 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Tim, it does seem common that sellers often embellish an item with fanciful stories I personally think late 19c/early 20c, but,that is just a 'feeling', the patina of the iron heads seems consistent with that sort of age. As does the remaining shafts. I was hoping that this 'group' are a range of spearheads produced by the same tribe/culture, have you any ideas? I have never seen iron banding used to secure the head, before. Only the 'usual' (?), hide or wire (braided and whipped)