Spear help please

Tim Simmons · 20th April 2022, 04:05 PM

This is most interesting and I am so pleased you have shown it here. I have same thing with some obvious differences, a brass blade. It is also the same size 105cm 1cm longer than yours but lets not get too upset about that , its how you use it that matters I am told. In my opinion these spears are from West Africa and I strongly suspect Nigeria Cameroon border regions.

What pleases me most about this thread is when I offered my spear to the well known auction house tribal art expert who like me {except I saw no reason to find fault with the spear} had not seen another. The expert assured me that it was just something cobbled together which is so easy to say with an heir of knowledgeable superiority, and so of no interest. This happens quite often and dare I say it here too. Until ones sees another example it is just one-upmanship. So the more off standard examples of pieces shown here with an open mind will help us all.

newola · 20th April 2022, 04:18 PM

Hi Tim. Yes there are some similarities for sure. What I found interesting about my example is the very old fashioned way that it has been repaired. It obviously had some affection from a previous owner to do such a repair.

BBJW · 20th April 2022, 06:34 PM

It looks Somalia/Sudanese area to me. Pre 1900.-- bbjw

CharlesS · 21st April 2022, 01:42 AM

First example of this type I have seen. Very interesting! I cannot see any characteristics about it that instantly give it away from a specific culture. So I’m anxious to see what others have to say about it, and hopefully you will get a accurate answer.

20th April 2022, 04:05 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,854	This is most interesting and I am so pleased you have shown it here. I have same thing with some obvious differences, a brass blade. It is also the same size 105cm 1cm longer than yours but lets not get too upset about that , its how you use it that matters I am told. In my opinion these spears are from West Africa and I strongly suspect Nigeria Cameroon border regions. What pleases me most about this thread is when I offered my spear to the well known auction house tribal art expert who like me {except I saw no reason to find fault with the spear} had not seen another. The expert assured me that it was just something cobbled together which is so easy to say with an heir of knowledgeable superiority, and so of no interest. This happens quite often and dare I say it here too. Until ones sees another example it is just one-upmanship. So the more off standard examples of pieces shown here with an open mind will help us all. Attached Images

20th April 2022, 04:18 PM	#2
newola Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Cornwall, England Posts: 9	Hi Tim. Yes there are some similarities for sure. What I found interesting about my example is the very old fashioned way that it has been repaired. It obviously had some affection from a previous owner to do such a repair. Attached Images

20th April 2022, 06:34 PM	#3
BBJW Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 228	It looks Somalia/Sudanese area to me. Pre 1900.-- bbjw

21st April 2022, 01:42 AM	#4
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	First example of this type I have seen. Very interesting! I cannot see any characteristics about it that instantly give it away from a specific culture. So I’m anxious to see what others have to say about it, and hopefully you will get a accurate answer.