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Old 1st March 2008, 12:50 PM   #1
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Default A spear ... or assegai. Tourist or real ?

I asked its price, strongly thinking i wouldn't probably buy it, though .
The young lady seller said, you can have it for free ... just don't let my old mother know it .
It has one meter total length. The binding is made of brass wire, much thinner than usually seen ( to my layman experience ). The butt spike is so little, i wonder if this was only for fixing some missing decoration. The wood is strong and heavy.
My questions are: could this be a tourist goody, or is it the real thing? From what region or tribe?
Thanks for comenting.
Fernando
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