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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2024, 07:23 AM
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Views: 7,356
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
I think you solved it, great find! That Pitt...

I think you solved it, great find! That Pitt Rivers Museum example looks close to me, so it would seem that it has South Sudan/Uganda origin. Thank you!

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2024, 01:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,356
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Interesting East or Southern African(???) spear-sword

Hi all,

I stumbled on this interesting specimen unlike anything I have seen before. It has a very long curved blade that is tanged. The shaft/hilt has a monitor lizard skin sleeve on one end...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2024, 06:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,514
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Very nice work! If you don't mind me asking, what...

Very nice work! If you don't mind me asking, what did you use to clean the blade?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,753
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thanks for your comment, I will look at other...

Thanks for your comment, I will look at other examples from those regions for comparison.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2024, 08:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,753
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thank you all for your responses! It seems like...

Thank you all for your responses! It seems like northern Africa or possibly Mongolia is the place of origin for this knife. The scabbard has a wood core covered in leather.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2024, 04:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,753
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Mystery knife for comment and id

Hi all,

This little knife has presented quite the challenge, it seems familiar and yet I can't find a solid identification for it. The knife is about 21 cm (~8.3 inches), there is a sequence...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2024, 11:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,452
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Interesting pieces, they both look Congolese to...

Interesting pieces, they both look Congolese to me. The barbed spear looks like a zaga of the Ngbandi people. The other spear could also be Ngbandi but I am not as confident in that ID. Hope your are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2024, 01:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,913
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thank you both! That makes sense now why I could...

Thank you both! That makes sense now why I could not find anything else that looks like it.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2024, 07:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,913
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Unknown dagger for ID and comment

Hi all,

This dagger (below) has defied my attempts to identify it. I suspect that it is African in origin but that is just a hunch, the blocky hilt with its rectangular cross-section is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 02:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,973
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Detlef, Thanks, it does look...

Hi Detlef,

Thanks, it does look somewhat similar to the Lele/Lulua sword on pg. 15, but the hilt is odd. I wonder if it is a recent replacement?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 02:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,150
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Maasai, Samburu, Karamojong, Turkana, etc. come...

Maasai, Samburu, Karamojong, Turkana, etc. come to mind as possible sources. This spear type is common in East Africa.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2024, 07:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,973
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Mystery sword - tourist/souvenir piece?

Hi all,

I recently obtained a sword I have not been able to place, it has a wide leaf-shaped blade but a constricted "neck" with small spikes near the hilt. There are somewhat faint V-shaped...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2024, 02:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,842
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thank you all, these were head scratchers for me....

Thank you all, these were head scratchers for me. Thanks for the images gp, definitely looks like a match.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2024, 04:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,842
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Unknown spearheads

Hi all,

I have a trio of spearheads that I have not been able to identify, any help would be greatly appreciated. The first two are nearly identical and came with basket scabbards. I suspect...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2024, 02:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,096
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Ian, unfortunately I can't offer an ID as this...

Hi Ian, unfortunately I can't offer an ID as this interesting specimen is drawing a blank from me, but I do wonder about a potential Hausa connection. It is my understanding that the blade of Hausa...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2024, 02:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,339
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Tim, thanks for you comment, it does make...

Hi Tim, thanks for you comment, it does make sense that material culture items including these spears probably spread far and wide.

Ian, the description of at least one of the museum specimens...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2024, 03:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,339
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Horn-tipped spear for comment and discussion

Hi all,

I was able to get my hands on interesting horn-tipped spear presumably from Sudan. I found one other thread in this forum's archives (link below) that discussed similar examples...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2024, 12:50 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,083
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi David, This is indeed a sword of the...

Hi David,

This is indeed a sword of the Malinke and other Mande speaking peoples

Sources:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21975&highlight=Mande+sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2024, 02:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,563
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi Ian, This is a very nice dagger of...

Hi Ian,

This is a very nice dagger of the Vere or Bata people from eastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon. These daggers were purely ceremonial, the scabbard and hilt are entirely of cast...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2024, 02:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,157
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Thank you Detlef, Martin, and everyone who...

Thank you Detlef, Martin, and everyone who responded, I appreciate the picture references and additional information.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2024, 01:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,157
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi, thanks for your reply and resource, the Hausa...

Hi, thanks for your reply and resource, the Hausa are a good suggestion, it would not surprise me if this dagger is of Hausa origin. Yet, the dagger has a number of differences with typical Hausa...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2024, 06:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,157
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Mandara (???) dagger

Hi,

I recently acquired this dagger that is giving me Northern Nigeria/Cameroon Mandara mountains vibes but I'm not entirely certain. If anyone can provide a more definitive ID that would be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,362
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi, These types of daggers are commonly...

Hi,

These types of daggers are commonly attributed to Mande speaking people groups of West Africa, my guess for a more specific ID would be Soninke or Malinke in Senegambia, Mauritania, and/or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2023, 07:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,411
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi, These are common in eastern Africa...

Hi,

These are common in eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, southern Ethiopia) and used by several different people groups such as the Maasai, Pokot, Turkana, etc.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,064
Posted By Araņa_del_Sol
Hi, the smaller one is a crownless throwing knife...

Hi, the smaller one is a crownless throwing knife of the Banda people, Banda throwing knives seem to all be referred to as "Ondo" although there is a considerable amount of diversity among them. The...
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