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Originally Posted by Freddy
In the book 'IJzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika' by H. Westerdijk, I found a drawing of a similar spearhead. This author writes that this type of spear comes from the Nkundu, Loi and/or northern Ntomba living in the central part of Congo. He states that these hooked spears were used for hunting and fishing.
In this region similar shaped arrowheads are found.
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Thanks Freddy! Probably indeed a variation of that spear in Westerdijk, with only 4 hooks instead of 6.