African double pointed Lance head

[junker]

Hi,

this is my latest aquirement.

A lance head with a double point.
I guess for fishing, if no member has another idea.

It should came from africa, as the seller told, but I dont know the region or tribe and is surely more than 70 years old.

The red Lines on it are a kind of file work which became a light rusty.
Should i clean it ? It will became a black and white/metal outfit.

[TVV]

It looks Ethiopian to me, but I am far from an expert.
Regards,
Teodor

[junker]

Thank you.
I forget length is 49 cm

regards
Dirk

[katana]

Hi Dirk,
your bident spear is likely Ethiopian / Sudanese and is not for fishing. Without any form of barb it would be fairly useless to spear and 'hold' a fish. My understanding is that African spears with 2 or more heads (that are barbless) tend to be ceremonial or 'badges of status' .... but, many recently made ones tend to be for the tourist market.

Kind Regards David

[colin henshaw]

Hi

Thought you might like to see this, which I acquired recently - I believe it was probably part of the accoutrements of a Mashona (Zimbabwe) diviner or "nganga".

Regards.