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ShakaAmaZulu · 30th December 2022, 10:20 AM

On pole spear a label : "Dr Louis Laurent collections (Namur - Belgium) and hand written in french "Lance derviche / Prise de Redjaf".

Doctor Louis Laurent (Namur, 12.4.1858 - Namur, 16.2.1905) was in Congo (Equateur District) from Jan. 1892 to Oct 1894. He participated to military operations in Lukula, Aruwimi-Uele and Bangla Districts. (Biographie Coloniale Belge, T.II, 1951, col. 594-595)

30th December 2022, 10:20 AM	#5
ShakaAmaZulu Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Paris, France Posts: 14	More infos On pole spear a label : "Dr Louis Laurent collections (Namur - Belgium) and hand written in french "Lance derviche / Prise de Redjaf". Doctor Louis Laurent (Namur, 12.4.1858 - Namur, 16.2.1905) was in Congo (Equateur District) from Jan. 1892 to Oct 1894. He participated to military operations in Lukula, Aruwimi-Uele and Bangla Districts. (Biographie Coloniale Belge, T.II, 1951, col. 594-595)