19thC, AFRICAN THROWING BLADE. HUNGA MUNGA #5297

Description

A HUNGA MUNGA throwing weapon from the POTOKWA  tribes from SAHEL at the head of the SCHARI RIVER, North Cameroon, hand beaten forged  iron blade, sharpened on the leading edges, the head of the blade stamped with the same pattern, similar to an armourers stamp and appears to have been punched with a stamp
overall 30½ inches (78cm).
The central prong is lifting and there is a small crack half way up the shaft.
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See Islamic and Native Weapons of Colonial Africa 1800-1960. Anthony C Tirri. page 505 for an almost exact example