Need some knowledge on spear heads.

[Chako]

I have a question for you fine folks who frequent this forum. There is a lot of knowledge here, and I am wondering if someone might be able to help me identify these spear heads that I acquired about 20 years ago. The women who sold them to me at a garage sale didn't know where they came from. One of her family members liked to travel and one day, he showed up with these. I guess she inherited them and didn't like them, and thus they passed on to me (or so her story goes as far as I can recall). I have tried a net search on several occasion, but come up with nothing. Could be I am just looking in the wrong places.

What I would like to know is, what are they and what part of the world do they come from?

Fishing spears? War spears? Ceremonial spears? Some crazed art project gone wrong? Tourist trap paraphernalia? I have no clue.

I didn't pay much for them...I think 5 dollars for the pair. It was my thought to get spear shafts made for them and hang them up on a wall, but I would rather be more authentic (that is if they are real region specific spear heads) in shaft length and wood material if possible.

Any help on this pair would be much appreciated.


Showing the main spear point and two smaller side points.


Both spears are not identical. They have some small variation in pattern.


Huntsman for size.

[Flash]

Dude,

The heads appear African but the colouring appears aboriginal Australian.

Sorry I can't help but they sure look purdy 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's bound to be here somewhere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear

I never knew there we're so many types

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

They look Asian to me...possibly Indian.

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

You might have better luck asking at a Forum like this one - Sword Forum International

[sardauker]

They look Asian to me...possibly Indian.

+1.

Are the rings made of copper?

[Chako]

Yes, the rings appear to be made out of copper.

I have been to the wiki before. Most of the leads end up with no photo, or nothing much on the internet to talk about.

It could very well be East Indian in origin. I have no clue. There are no ID marks on them.

[Gareth]

My gut reaction is African but I can't say for sure.

[nuphoria]

That's a pretty pair you have there mate, I'd guess African too on the styling.

[Nikos]

How about [Ethiopian]? The paintwork and overall shapes are the same, only these ceremonial ones have two prongs in the upper part instead of a single one.

[Chako]

Wow, that is very close isn't it?

You sir have been of great help. That example is very similar to mine.  Similar enough to narrow down which Continent they may have came from.

Thank you for that good bit of info.

Thanks to everyone else also.

So a good chance they are African in origin.

A good chance they may come from the Ethiopian region.

[Gareth]

Good job Noth, that looks close enough to me.    

[rp252]

I missed this thread until now... I must be getting old.

I was going to say they looked east African, but I've been beaten to it.  Very nice spearheads mate, very nice indeed.