African spear. Help needed.

Albert · 19th May 2013, 10:36 PM

Together with an Indonesian (Enggano) spear, I won this African spear in an auction.
As I know nothing about African weapons , I wonder who can help me.
From which country does it come, which region / tribe? What is the quality? Age?
It has a great patina, but no provenance at all.
Who can help?

Iain · 20th May 2013, 01:33 PM

The copper bands, style of wood carving and overall form make me think it is from the Congo. That area is not my specialty but hopefully others will see this post and help you make a more detailed ID.

Albert · 21st May 2013, 12:56 PM

Congo sounds good to me. Any additional infomation from others? Freddy maybe? I think it is your specialty?

Pieje · 21st May 2013, 08:17 PM

Congo, I agree. Tribe I don't know, seems rather uncommon.
But it's definitely a good quality spear, nice patina, my guess would be early 20th C which is very good for Congo stuff.

Albert · 23rd May 2013, 01:20 PM

Thank you for your help.
I am glad with the information.

Spearcollector · 26th May 2013, 07:48 PM

Hello Albert,

The spear is congo from the Ngombe tribes.
I hope this will help

Albert · 26th May 2013, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spearcollector

Hello Albert,

The spear is congo from the Ngombe tribes.
I hope this will help

Thank you very much for your infomation!

19th May 2013, 10:36 PM	#1
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	African spear. Help needed. Together with an Indonesian (Enggano) spear, I won this African spear in an auction. As I know nothing about African weapons , I wonder who can help me. From which country does it come, which region / tribe? What is the quality? Age? It has a great patina, but no provenance at all. Who can help? Attached Images

20th May 2013, 01:33 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,693	The copper bands, style of wood carving and overall form make me think it is from the Congo. That area is not my specialty but hopefully others will see this post and help you make a more detailed ID.

21st May 2013, 12:56 PM	#3
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	Congo sounds good to me. Any additional infomation from others? Freddy maybe? I think it is your specialty?

21st May 2013, 08:17 PM	#4
Pieje Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 132	Congo, I agree. Tribe I don't know, seems rather uncommon. But it's definitely a good quality spear, nice patina, my guess would be early 20th C which is very good for Congo stuff.

23rd May 2013, 01:20 PM	#5
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	Thank you for your help. I am glad with the information.

26th May 2013, 07:48 PM	#6
Spearcollector Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11	Hello Albert, The spear is congo from the Ngombe tribes. I hope this will help