English Renaissance Style Red Painted Wood and Iron Spear

English Renaissance-style short spear with simple wooden shaft and 24½-inch etched iron two-prong blade

English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.

English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and 32-inch iron blade.

English Renaissance-style spear with a wooden shaft and simple 29-inch iron blade.

While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron example was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were modeled after objects of inherent value, resulting in sculptural combinations of function and beauty. This large iron spear dates to the early 20th century and is attributed to the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Secured to a narrow iron handle, the flattened blade has an elegant, sloping silhouette, subtly textured with concentric grooves and a rusted, antique patina. Forged as a broadleaf spear, the weapon contrasts a violent potential with images of peaceful branches swaying in the wind. We've set this unusual Kuba spear...

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