A pair of Jarid looking spears

[eftihis]

This pair of spears is 80cm long. They look like the turkish "jarid" that was thrown from a horse. However they look fairly recent, and the material is not hardened steel, but a yellow looking metal, like bronze. The panches on them remind me of North African work. The 2 shafts are not identical, so it seems that there are hand made. Any comments?

[Tim Simmons]

Look African to me for sure. North Africa and the trade coast.

[Gonzoadler]

Hello,

the spears have some similarities in style and crafting to this axe I showed here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26732&highlight=african
Maybe they are from the Toma, too?

Regards
Robin

[Miguel]

This pair of spears is 80cm long. They look like the turkish "jarid" that was thrown from a horse. However they look fairly recent, and the material is not hardened steel, but a yellow looking metal, like bronze. The panches on them remind me of North African work. The 2 shafts are not identical, so it seems that there are hand made. Any comments?

I think that these spears are Toulouse small throwingspears for hunting.
Miguel

[Miguel]

I think that these spears are Toulouse small throwingspears for hunting.
Miguel

I meant Toubou ( Tubu ) not Toulouse sorry about that.
Miguel

[Kubur]

I agree I think they are from Chad.
I'm very surprised that no one told you that they are purely decorative/touristic items. Look at the material used, brass, and the barbs/fish bones badly cut and not sharp at all.
:(

[eftihis]

Hello, thanks for your comments. The truth is that i bought them out of curiosity (but on a tourist price...) Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose, but always learn...

[colin henshaw]

Kubur is correct, these are just souvenir/tourist items from the Sahel region. Fairly often seen in antique centres and the like here in UK.