Karamajong aces from Uganda

[Bill M]

Hello Eliza,

Glad you made it here. I think that you will enjoy the Forum.

Here is the picture you wanted to post.

I did a little color correction.

[trenchwarfare]

Elizabeth. This post will probably confuse you even more. I recently sold one of these, that was an ebay purchase. Seller said that her husband had bought it on their honeymoon, in a souvenir shop, in the Caribbean. Belize, I think. M.P.

[Jim McDougall]

A battle axe?.....on a honeymoon?.....in the Caribbean? Way weird!!!
Although on a similar note, on a sort of honeymoon trip with my (ex) wife I did buy a rusty old cannonball Uh....she was NOT thrilled, especially trying to get through airport security.

These kind of axes we know are rather commercially produced as African art is an extremely popular form, with huge expensive magazines and books dedicated to advertising galleries all over. The inserted axe head, and brass or copper wound bindings are also more common with all this publicity, so a hands on examination is almost essential to determine authenticity. Even then, as we know, the experts too can be fooled if the item is intended to be represented as an antique. Knowledge and experience are key, and here we are simply trying to guage possibilities geo-tribally for the form.

Its good to see you posting here Trench! Welcome!!! and thank you for the very interesting note.

All best regards,
Jim

[Tim Simmons]

Elizabeth, although I cannot see the whole item I suspect this is a recent made for "art"????? trade object. Stained maybe even smoked, weak patchy patination. Rather like this so called Lube axe I was very recently daft enough to waste £75 on ouch, from an ebay seller beware those with too much of the same stuff!!! Never too wise to balls up i tell myself that obects in a certain light are easy to be fooled by but I really should have known better .

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Elizabeth, although I cannot see the whole item I suspect this is a recent made for "art"????? trade object. Stained maybe even smoked, weak patchy patination. Rather like this so called Lube axe I was very recently daft enough to waste £75 on ouch, from an ebay seller beware those with too much of the same stuff!!! Never too wise to balls up i tell myself that obects in a certain light are easy to be fooled by but I really should have known better .

No worries Tim...we all make misteakes!!
Thanks for coming in on this ,
All the best,
Jim