Interesting spear
 

I bought this unusual item.

All the elements are fixed, on rivets. On one side one fragment is missing, so the second one on the other side is dangling.

What are your opinions and ideas?

That is very unusual to say the least. The spear of destiny:D I would suspect the mix of copper brass and steal an African origin. Rather cool, shame it is just the pointy bit.

Status symbol? Parade use? Movie prop? Piece of art? It does not seem to have been produced as a weapon.

Yes, it is certainly not a weapon, but most likely a symbol of power or a ceremonial item.

My feeling is that it is Africa, I can't say anything more precise yet.

The item does not give the impression of being a souvenir for tourists, it is too complicated, although the work is primitive. African souvenirs are simpler and usually copy or reproduce examples of cold weapons of local tribes. Moreover, no analogues have been found yet.

African tribes used unusual items during celebrations and various rituals.

At Oriental-Arms, Artzi Yarom once sold a spear, he assigned it to India.

There are some similarities, but the design is completely different, the part is removable.

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=6774

Artzi's descriptive text:
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=6774

[QUOTE=Bob A;297626]Artzi's descriptive text
Thanks Bob for the description.

My guess is that it's Africa, but I can't determine which region yet.

Best regards,
Yuri