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Hello,
Please could you help me to identify this Nigerian spear blade (79 cm) ? Thanks |
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Hello ShakaAmaZulu.
Welcome to the Forum! This is not my area of experience, but someone should be along shortly to help you. Regards, Ian. |
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Thanks Ian
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I think this is Cameroonian. I have a spear that has the same features. I will add latter. Here.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=Cameroon |
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Hi Tilm,
Thanks for your help. |
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Hi ShakaAmaZulu, can you please post an image showing the whole piece. Is there only a spear head, or do you have the entire spear ?
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Hi Colin,
I've only the spear head. Here some more pictures. |
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So, probably a Nigeria or Cameroon attribution is correct. Sorry not to be of more assistance, it looks a well made piece. |
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Hello Colin,
Thanks for your help. Could it be Edo or Yoruba ? |
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I can't really say. The coast of West Africa had contact by European ships early on (15th & 16th centuries), and as far as I know, the inhabitants soon started to use muskets and European type swords and machete weapons. Presumably the Edo and Yoruba used spears prior to that, but I have seen little evidence to refer to.
Your spear could possibly relate to Ogun, the Yoruba "God of Iron" or be a currency spear, but again I can find little direct evidence to support this. Spears with more than one point were often used for magical or religious purposes. There is a monograph by K G Lindblom "Spears and staffs with two or more points in Africa" Stockholm 1937 that may be useful if you can get hold of a copy. Do you have a reason for thinking your spear could be Edo or Yoruba ? The traditional weapons of the Forest Kingdoms of West Africa is an interesting area, so do post any information/references you have... Regards. |
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Yes, interesting possibility, so perhaps its an Edo (Kingdom of Benin) piece... If I find any further information I will post it here.
Regards. |
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Hello, I find these following pictures from Wien Ethnographic museum.
Does it look like very well with my Nigerian blade spear ? |
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