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Description : **Originally Listed At $450** Southern Africa, Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A complete spear, with an iron blade and a lengthy wooden pole. The blade is exceptionally long and flat, and a few inches above the pole is an engraved 6-pointed star. The pole is notched at the end and the blade is hafted into the notch and held in place by three rivets, a twisted metal wire, and a wrapped piece of hide. The wood shows great signs of age and use, with a rich smooth patina. The hide section is dark and shows signs of age, but retains the orange hairs from the animal, likely a boar. Size: 48 L x 1.25 W (121.9 cm x 3.2 cm) Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #161740
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