Primitive Wood Tribal War Spear, No Shield
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4274230 | Modified Item: No |
I BOUGHT THIS RARE HARD WOOD WAR SPEAR IN AN ESTATE AUCTION OF AN AVID COLLECTOR OF PRIMITIVE WEAPONS. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A GENUINE TRIBAL WAR SPEAR. WHAT MAKE THIS SET SO UNIQUE ARE THAT:1) THIS SPEAR WAS MADE OF HEAVY AND HARD WOOD WITHOUT METAL, WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT IT IS AN EARLY FORM SPEAR WHEN METAL WAS SCARE TO NATIVE PEOPLE. 2) THERE ARE TWO SET OF SHARP SPIKES INSTEAD OF ONE IN MOST OF SPEARS.3) THE BODY OF T...HE SPEAR WAS DECORATED BY SURROUNDING THREE SET OF RED FIBRICS, WHICH TIES BIRD FEATHERS. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE STILL A FEW FEATHERS AND THEIR RESIDUES LEFT UNDER THESE FABRICS.4) THIS SPEAR PROBABLY WAS MADE AS A THROWING SPEAR SINCE ONE SIDE OF IT IS FLAT, WHICH CAN INCREASE ITS CONTACT TO A SPEAR THROWER. SECOND, IT IS RELATIVE SHORT LENGTH 51". THIRD, IT USED TO CONTAIN FEATHERS, WHICH MAY BALANCE THE FLYING. I AM QUITE SURE THIS TRIBAL WAR SPEAR WERE MADE FOR USING BY NATIVE PEOPLE, NOT FOR TOURISTS. I HAVE NOT FOUND VERY SIMILAR SPEARS DURING MY RESEARCH. I SUSPECT THE ORIGIN OF THIS SPEAR IS MORE FROM OCEANIC ISLANDS ALTHOUGH I CAN NOT EXCLUDE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL. IF ANY EBAYER KNOWS MORE ABOUT IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ANYWAY, THIS SPEAR HAS CONTAINS ALL ELEMENTS THAT PRIMITIVE ART/WEAPON COLLECTORS ARE LOOKING FOR: GENUINE, NATIVE CULTURE, PRIMITIVE WORKMANSHIP, ET AL.LENGTH: 51"PREASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY AUCTION.
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