I agree re. pommel. (Iain, I would be very iterested in your sources like this book by Wente - Lukas....)
I do not know if it has any importance, but the leather is from Ornated Monitor Lizard, which lives in rainforests more to the south. It used to be used e.g. by Fang from Gabon/South-West Cameroon-RC. ---What about some tribe from south Cameroon ??
Regards,
Martin
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