MONGO (african) spears

Luc LEFEBVRE · 26th October 2006, 10:56 PM

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

Luc

Tim Simmons · 27th October 2006, 08:13 AM

Very nice. I have a very similar copper version that ends with a spike .

Congoblades · 27th October 2006, 09:46 AM

Indeed nice finding but the second one is Saka I think

Freddy · 27th October 2006, 11:14 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, 05:32 PM

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, 05:56 PM

Very nice Luc, congratulations!!!!!!!

26th October 2006, 10:56 PM	#1
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 472	MONGO (african) spears 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 Luc Attached Images

29th October 2006, 05:32 PM	#5
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 472	Job is done ! 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 Attached Images

27th October 2006, 08:13 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	Very nice. I have a very similar copper version that ends with a spike .

27th October 2006, 09:46 AM	#3
Congoblades Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 171	Indeed nice finding but the second one is Saka I think

27th October 2006, 11:14 AM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	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...)

29th October 2006, 05:56 PM	#6
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Very nice Luc, congratulations!!!!!!!