Hi Colin
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I agree that its unlikely to be Zulu, Shona a good possibility. Seller sold this as a weapon
With the axe section passing through the shaft and the tang of the spearhead coming in from the top ...the wood section would be very weak. I thought ceremonial ..... but very interested in your suggestion of a divination 'tool', do you know of any examples that you could post ?
A little concerned that the piece is not as old as the 19th C stated. The wood haft has little patination and the 'circle' design looks quite 'fresh' ...but that maybe just the pictures.
The spearhead interested me, as I have not seen 'barbs' on the metal shafts of spears from South Africa ...again if anyone has any examples please post them.
Kind Regards David