African Short Sword for ID Somali???

colin henshaw · 30th May 2021, 10:27 AM

Well its a Somali sword certainly, but the pommel is wrong. From the images, looks like someone has added a piece to the end of the hilt from a New Guinea or Solomons Islands object ?? which is strange.

Kubur · 31st May 2021, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Well its a Somali sword certainly, but the pommel is wrong. From the images, looks like someone has added a piece to the end of the hilt from a New Guinea or Solomons Islands object ?? which is strange.

HI Colin,

I have the feeling that you have a strong interest for Indonesian and Polynesian/Oceanian islands.
For me a patinated wood looks like patinated wood.
Please look at this link

https://www.randafricanart.com/Boni_..._Somalia3.html

The pattern of the wood carvings are very similar and IMHO there is no reason to believe that the pommel was replaced.

Kubur

Tim Simmons · 31st May 2021, 04:48 PM

I have too agree with Colin the replacement part is typically Massim.

Not hard to find how it should be, just one example.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=somali+swords

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colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Well its a Somali sword certainly, but the pommel is wrong. From the images, looks like someone has added a piece to the end of the hilt from a New Guinea or Solomons Islands object ?? which is strange. Attached Images

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Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	I have too agree with Colin the replacement part is typically Massim. Not hard to find how it should be, just one example. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=somali+swords Last edited by Tim Simmons; 31st May 2021 at 07:32 PM.