Nguni? axe

Tim Simmons · 26th May 2008, 08:37 PM

It is all go this bank holiday weekend in the UK. First the spurs for less than a big mac. Then today in the pouring rain at a junk market, out of the poorly attended and general misery I plucked this little cutie. I paid more than I wanted to but at least one dealer went home with some money. Interesting that there are traces of silver? grey metallic paint at the handle end. There from the beginning. This is not the first time I have found traces of painting on African weapons. Total length 50cm Blade tip to tip 25.5cm

colin henshaw · 26th May 2008, 09:15 PM

Looks a nice axe, probably Bornu (Northern Nigeria/Cameroon)...The small iron ring at the end of the blade is typical.

Regards

Tim Simmons · 27th May 2008, 07:10 AM

Thanks Colin. My axe has the same style decoration to one side of the blade as in this example.

Lew · 27th May 2008, 11:25 AM

Sweet axe Tim

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Lew

Tim Simmons · 28th May 2008, 08:03 PM

Thanks Lew. Much appreciated as I spent rather a lot on this piece. It can be seen that there is certainly age to the axe, especially when one thinks of the end of Bornu sovereignty in the south Sahara .

Tim Simmons · 28th May 2008, 09:15 PM

Who could say the axe is not from Kano?

26th May 2008, 08:37 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Nguni? axe It is all go this bank holiday weekend in the UK. First the spurs for less than a big mac. Then today in the pouring rain at a junk market, out of the poorly attended and general misery I plucked this little cutie. I paid more than I wanted to but at least one dealer went home with some money. Interesting that there are traces of silver? grey metallic paint at the handle end. There from the beginning. This is not the first time I have found traces of painting on African weapons. Total length 50cm Blade tip to tip 25.5cm Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 26th May 2008 at 08:50 PM.

27th May 2008, 07:10 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Thanks Colin. My axe has the same style decoration to one side of the blade as in this example. Attached Images

26th May 2008, 09:15 PM	#2
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Looks a nice axe, probably Bornu (Northern Nigeria/Cameroon)...The small iron ring at the end of the blade is typical. Regards

27th May 2008, 11:25 AM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Sweet axe Tim . Lew

28th May 2008, 08:03 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Thanks Lew. Much appreciated as I spent rather a lot on this piece. It can be seen that there is certainly age to the axe, especially when one thinks of the end of Bornu sovereignty in the south Sahara .

28th May 2008, 09:15 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Who could say the axe is not from Kano?