Masai? Spear

colin henshaw · 22nd August 2021, 08:32 AM

The top spear is a good old example, congratulations. The lower one is much later, mid-late 20th century. As Tim mentioned ... this pattern of spear was used in the historic period by several different tribal groups in what is now Kenya and Tanzania. I have read that the Masai themselves did not practice iron working... this was done by a specialist subservient group.

fernando · 22nd August 2021, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

... I have read that the Masai themselves did not practice iron working... this was done by a specialist subservient group ...

That would be the Dorobo (Ndorobo, Wadorobo, dorobo, Torobo) as confirmed by Terry Thorp (2013), for one ...

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22nd August 2021, 08:32 AM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	The top spear is a good old example, congratulations. The lower one is much later, mid-late 20th century. As Tim mentioned ... this pattern of spear was used in the historic period by several different tribal groups in what is now Kenya and Tanzania. I have read that the Masai themselves did not practice iron working... this was done by a specialist subservient group.