Spear ID - Niger or West African?

Iain · 10th February 2013, 11:14 PM

Hi all,

Just picked this up this evening. Not sure of an exact attribution. The head is similar to some forms of Tuareg allarh (L’Allarh Gerigéri) while the butt is also clearly Sahel work to me - although I could be wrong!

The wire wrapped shaft is a bit more of an unknown. Overall not a real big one - 163cm or a bit over 5 feet.

The head looks to be very thick and very well made.

Any ideas? I'll take more pics when I have it in hand hopefully next week.

10th February 2013, 11:14 PM	#1
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Spear ID - Niger or West African? Hi all, Just picked this up this evening. Not sure of an exact attribution. The head is similar to some forms of Tuareg allarh (L’Allarh Gerigéri) while the butt is also clearly Sahel work to me - although I could be wrong! The wire wrapped shaft is a bit more of an unknown. Overall not a real big one - 163cm or a bit over 5 feet. The head looks to be very thick and very well made. Any ideas? I'll take more pics when I have it in hand hopefully next week. Attached Images