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6th October 2015, 09:50 PM
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african spear with solid silver ornamant attached ?
this African spear is very unusual and any info would be very welcome , whats different is that it has a silver globe ornament attached, it has I metal spike the other end which is slightly flat , total length193cm ,
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6th October 2015, 11:34 PM
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ChiefHK:
Thanks for showing this interesting example. Ian. |
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6th October 2015, 11:37 PM
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I'd like to see detail of any markings on the spear head to the left of the on in question to confirm a suspicion I have.
With thanks Gavin |
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7th October 2015, 10:35 AM
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Looks like the sort of quality Sudanese version of Indo/Persian work. This kind of embellishment can be found in many parts of Africa where Islam had influence? Like tabouka/kaskara form swords?
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7th October 2015, 08:21 PM
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kind regards matthew |
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11th October 2015, 11:50 AM
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The spear with the silver ball is probably from the Somalia region. Is the blade socket faceted ?
Looks a nice spear. |
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