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Pair of East African Throwing Short Spears.
Presenting a VERY RARE Vintage Mid 20C Pair of East African Throwing Short Spears.
Made of iron and wood and covered in traditional animal fur (probably antelope).
Probably made in Sudan or Kenya in the 1950’s.
The spear end is hammered iron attached to a wooden pole with strapping and a twisted and tapering iron end section, for weight and balance.
Not an identical pair…..each is ever so slightly different in lenght, shape and design…..clearly indicating that these were HAND-MADE pieces. Crafted individually but sold as a pair.
An assegai or assagai (Latin hasta, [1]cf Arabic az-zaġāyah, Berber zaġāya “spear”, Old French azagaie, Spanish azagaya, Italian zagaglia, Chaucer lancegay)[2] is a pole weapon used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron or fire-hardened tip.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assegai
Pair of East African Throwing Short Spears.
Provenance: From a Private Collector……the family story is that they were bought in the Sudan by a relative returning from the Vietnam War.
Dimensions:
Each is 60 ” long, 3.25″ wide and 2 ” Deep
Condition: Near Mint.