Another African wand, scepter, spear.

Tim Simmons · 25th February 2006, 09:44 AM

Acquired this morning at a car boot sale. Total length 77cm, blade 28cm. Now there seems to be quite a few African buffs, any ideas as to origin? Now I will enjoy a nice Saturday morning cleaning ritual. Tim

Luc LEFEBVRE · 25th February 2006, 12:28 PM

It looks like a sub-saharian work.
Mali, Burkina faso, Niger, Nigeria.
But I have no documentation on it.
Luc

Tim Simmons · 25th February 2006, 03:11 PM

It does have that look. Could have come from Mali to the N,Cameroon. Thanks Tim.

tom hyle · 25th February 2006, 04:20 PM

That's a wooden hand-grip?

Tim Simmons · 25th February 2006, 07:44 PM

Hello Tom, I should have made it a little more clear. The rust makes it look like wood, that has gone now. It is one piece of metal. Tim

Freddy · 25th February 2006, 08:25 PM

Couldn't it be a spear head with a very long tang ?

If so, I don't think it's from Congo as their spears mostly have sockets.

Please show it to us when it's cleaned

Tim Simmons · 26th February 2006, 10:54 AM

Cleaned, the decorated part is square section. Tim

Freddy · 26th February 2006, 06:15 PM

Tim, have a look at one of your earlier threads. In this one I showed some pictures of a spearhead with a square section below the blade. Much smaller than yours, though.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=556

Perhaps there's some kind of connection ?

Tim Simmons · 26th February 2006, 09:25 PM

Yes indeed, interesting, I agree about no specific relation. a staff like

Tim Simmons · 7th April 2011, 08:36 PM

Long time to wait to see another. Ended on ebay a few days ago. Still a mystery?

Martin Lubojacky · 8th April 2011, 10:57 PM

Hello Tim,
Triangular engraving is very simmilar to engraving on spearhead I bought in Abuja, allegedly comming, if I still remember well, from north - eastern Nigeria (?) (third from the left).
Regards,
Martin

25th February 2006, 09:44 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Another African wand, scepter, spear. Acquired this morning at a car boot sale. Total length 77cm, blade 28cm. Now there seems to be quite a few African buffs, any ideas as to origin? Now I will enjoy a nice Saturday morning cleaning ritual. Tim Attached Images

26th February 2006, 10:54 AM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Cleaned, the decorated part is square section. Tim Attached Images

7th April 2011, 08:36 PM	#10
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Long time to wait to see another. Ended on ebay a few days ago. Still a mystery? Attached Images

8th April 2011, 10:57 PM	#11
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 836	Hello Tim, Triangular engraving is very simmilar to engraving on spearhead I bought in Abuja, allegedly comming, if I still remember well, from north - eastern Nigeria (?) (third from the left). Regards, Martin Attached Images

25th February 2006, 12:28 PM	#2
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 472	It looks like a sub-saharian work. Mali, Burkina faso, Niger, Nigeria. But I have no documentation on it. Luc

25th February 2006, 03:11 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	It does have that look. Could have come from Mali to the N,Cameroon. Thanks Tim.

25th February 2006, 04:20 PM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	That's a wooden hand-grip?

25th February 2006, 07:44 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Hello Tom, I should have made it a little more clear. The rust makes it look like wood, that has gone now. It is one piece of metal. Tim

25th February 2006, 08:25 PM	#6
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Couldn't it be a spear head with a very long tang ? If so, I don't think it's from Congo as their spears mostly have sockets. Please show it to us when it's cleaned

26th February 2006, 06:15 PM	#8
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Tim, have a look at one of your earlier threads. In this one I showed some pictures of a spearhead with a square section below the blade. Much smaller than yours, though. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=556 Perhaps there's some kind of connection ?

26th February 2006, 09:25 PM	#9
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Yes indeed, interesting, I agree about no specific relation. a staff like