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15th December 2013, 06:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium)
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Strange African axe or club
This is also a new one. The seller told me it was a 'Tamberma axe' from Togo. Don't know if this is true. I don't think it's very old, but I like it. It's strange !
 The wooden handle has been covered in leather. What attracted me to this piece was the 'business end'. It has an arrow shaped blade. When I received it, I noticed that the top of the axe (or club) is one piece of iron. It's quite heavy. Total length : 54 cm Length of axe blade : 17 cm |
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16th December 2013, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Olomouc
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An interesting piece Freddy, from the looks of it, it could well be a ritual or dance item?
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16th December 2013, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: France
Posts: 472
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Isn't this kind of thing used to drive a camel ?
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16th December 2013, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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the barbs make it a bit impractical to use more than once. scary tho.
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16th December 2013, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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I've occasionally seen this form of weapon with an iron hammer head, thought of being from the Northern Nigeria area. Presumably an arrow head type instead of a hammer head, is just a variant ?
Interesting, whatever... |
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