S.E. Asian spear

LJ · 19th September 2014, 01:20 PM

I would guess this is from Philippines or Indonesia, but would any of the Southeast Asia specialists care to offer an opinion? I've noticed some recent posts discussing ferrule forms: this one has a fairly plain copper ferrule below the head, also a thin-walled copper ferrule on the butt end. The shaft struck me as nicely made, worked into a regular 8-sided form. I couldn't see any old inscriptions on the shaft. Overall length of the spear is 169 cm.

19th September 2014, 01:20 PM	#1
LJ Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 93	S.E. Asian spear I would guess this is from Philippines or Indonesia, but would any of the Southeast Asia specialists care to offer an opinion? I've noticed some recent posts discussing ferrule forms: this one has a fairly plain copper ferrule below the head, also a thin-walled copper ferrule on the butt end. The shaft struck me as nicely made, worked into a regular 8-sided form. I couldn't see any old inscriptions on the shaft. Overall length of the spear is 169 cm. Attached Images