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Originally Posted by colin henshaw
Looks like a harpoon from Central Africa, maybe Congo or nearby. Nice item.
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Hello to all members,
Following the reflection of Colin, whom I thank, and after some research I identified this strange spear / harpoon.
This is a Mbete spearhead from the Republic of Congo in the Kéllé region (about 30 kilometers from the Gabon border).
This type of spear was used for hunting hippopotamus.
It seems like it's a little known type of spear. (source: The Ethnobiology Collections of the National Museum of Natural History A catalog of freshwater fishing implements from Central Africa Monod T. 1973 - Contribution to the establishment of a functional classification of fishing gear National Museum Bulletin Natural History, General Ecology 156 (12): 205-231.)
http://journals.openedition.org/ethn...2877/img-2.jpg
A soon to raise a new mystery
Fabrice