Interesting. You guys think the two lower spears are both Maasai? I have seen examples of the heavy one called "Maasai lion spears" in other places. I guess I had not considered the possibly that the same tribe would make two such different styles of spears. Obviously the one with the smaller blade is much lighter and could be thrown much farther. The heavy one is over 5 pounds and 7 feet long! The spearhead blade could almost pass for a sword, the blade itself is almost 47 inches long, with a "handle" or mounting base that is another 4 inches in length. Here are a couple more pix. Any ideas on the top one? I've not seen that blade style anywhere else.
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