Iain,
The entire thing with what is left of the shaft is 160 cm. I need to measure the length of head and socket together, but the head is 70 cm without the socket, so it is truly monstrous. I wonder how these lances were balanced, as the heads are so ridiculously heavy.
The attribution is a good question. I believe I saw similarly decorated spears in one of Wofgang's photo albums identified as Dogon or Mossi. Since the Dogon are not really known for their heavy cavalry, I assumed it must be Mossi. That being said, I am not even close to being certain about this attribution.
Teodor
|