Not a Zulu assegai - so what is it?

Battara · 31st October 2016, 07:42 PM

Greetings folks,

A friend took this picture in Ripley's Believe or Not Museum. It is attributed to the Zulu as the stabbing spear, assegai, that they used. However, I have seen assegai's used for stabbing and this is not it (if I am wrong, please correct me). To me the shape of the shaft is all wrong as well as the length and shape of the spear head.

So what African tribe and what type of spear is it?

Many thanks in advance.

31st October 2016, 07:42 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Not a Zulu assegai - so what is it? Greetings folks, A friend took this picture in Ripley's Believe or Not Museum. It is attributed to the Zulu as the stabbing spear, assegai, that they used. However, I have seen assegai's used for stabbing and this is not it (if I am wrong, please correct me). To me the shape of the shaft is all wrong as well as the length and shape of the spear head. So what African tribe and what type of spear is it? Many thanks in advance. Attached Images