A congolese spear tip, but which tribe?

Flavio · 21st May 2005, 04:12 PM

Hello Mike. I receive today this old engraving (end of 1800) with some aspects of African culture. There are some spear tips on the upper zone and there are called "Bongo spear tips" that are very similar (especiallty the first) to mine. I can see on the book "Lame d'Africa" (M. S. Piccardi - L. Salvatici) that the Bongo are locate in the south Sudan (the actual Sudan) and the north Congo (ex Zaire), very close to tha Zande that is the tribe, as Freddy says, from my second spear tip is product.

21st May 2005, 04:12 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Mike. I receive today this old engraving (end of 1800) with some aspects of African culture. There are some spear tips on the upper zone and there are called "Bongo spear tips" that are very similar (especiallty the first) to mine. I can see on the book "Lame d'Africa" (M. S. Piccardi - L. Salvatici) that the Bongo are locate in the south Sudan (the actual Sudan) and the north Congo (ex Zaire), very close to tha Zande that is the tribe, as Freddy says, from my second spear tip is product. Attached Images