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Iron spear · leaf blade, twisted shaft

Hand-forged · over a metre · metal throughout

Item no. 090-283-000

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Description

Hand-forged spear, entirely of iron: a slim leaf blade with a central ridge, the shaft twisted along its whole length — the torsion is clearly visible in the forged metal. It tapers to a point at the lower end.

Making

The twisted shaft is typical of African smithing as practised in the Sahel and East Africa — as a weapon, a status object and later for trade. Without collection documents neither age nor region can be fixed; the forged character, though, is unmistakable — this is not a casting.