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19TH C TETELA CONGO AFRICA CEREMONIAL TOOLED IRON SPEAR HEAD, W/CARVED HANDLE

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US $347.50

ApproximatelyAU $527.11

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Free local pickup from Milford, New Hampshire, United States 03055

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Located in: Milford, New Hampshire, United States

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Seller notes: “Very Good to Excellent overall antique cond: Offered is this incredible, hammered & tooled, ... “Very Good to Excellent overall antique cond: Offered is this incredible, hammered & tooled, completely hand-forged mid-late 19th c Tetela, Congo (Central Africa) iron spear head w/carved wood handle. The remaining length of the spear appears to have been lost at a much earlier date, as the spear is intact to the point about a few inches before the palm stop on the wood handle, allowing the thrower to launch the spear into the air or to hold it upright, clearly to intimidate any adversary on the battlefield or to comfortably hold while in ceremonial ritual. The front face of the spear's iron blade has a scraped pointed form & within are hammered, pointed marks, clearly the result of the blade being hand decorated & tooled. The sharp point of the spear head abruptly opens up & widens as it proceeds downward to the wooden handle. This was an ominous & deadly battle instrument & would have sown panic & fear into any adversary. This was a killing machine, a deadly beautiful killing machine.”

Dimensions:: 24" Length x 8" Width (Widest point) x 7 ½ " Handl

Mid-late 19th century: Circa 1875-1895

Hand forged, flattened iron head: Hand carved wooden handle

Antique: Not a reproduction or contemporary facsimile

Battle spear head: Ceremonial spear head

Tribe: People of Tetela, Congo

Maker: Metalsmith of Tetela, Congo (Central Africa)

Material: Hammered, tooled Iron head, carved wood handfle

Original/Reproduction: Original

Color: Nat aged iron patina, w/hammered, tooled marks

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