Three Spear blades ... Zulu ?

Freddy · 23rd July 2006, 03:06 PM

I've been checking my books and found this in 'Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika' (Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main - 1985) :

A similar blade as spear blade #1 can be found on page 189, fig. 226. According to this book it is attribuated to a tribe in Eastern Congo (Nsakara ?).

The other two blades #2 and #3 could be from Northern Cameroon. If you look at page 160, fig. 163, you can see the similarity in decoration on the spear blade in the book and on your two blades.
The book gives no further details.

I hope this helps ?

fernando · 23rd July 2006, 03:17 PM

Splendid track, Freddy
So much obliged for that..
Could you guess the age of these pieces ? 19th century?

23rd July 2006, 03:06 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Good spear blades I've been checking my books and found this in 'Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika' (Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main - 1985) : A similar blade as spear blade #1 can be found on page 189, fig. 226. According to this book it is attribuated to a tribe in Eastern Congo (Nsakara ?). The other two blades #2 and #3 could be from Northern Cameroon. If you look at page 160, fig. 163, you can see the similarity in decoration on the spear blade in the book and on your two blades. The book gives no further details. I hope this helps ?

23rd July 2006, 03:17 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Splendid track, Freddy So much obliged for that.. Could you guess the age of these pieces ? 19th century? Last edited by fernando; 23rd July 2006 at 03:28 PM.