African Short Sword for ID Somali???

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Well its a Somali sword certainly, but the pommel is wrong. From the images, looks like someone has added a piece to the end of the hilt from a New Guinea or Solomons Islands object ?? which is strange.

HI Colin,

I have the feeling that you have a strong interest for Indonesian and Polynesian/Oceanian islands.
For me a patinated wood looks like patinated wood.
Please look at this link

https://www.randafricanart.com/Boni_..._Somalia3.html

The pattern of the wood carvings are very similar and IMHO there is no reason to believe that the pommel was replaced.

Kubur