ANTIQUE AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB   PRE 1900'S   ETCHED IRON BLADE

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ANTIQUE AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB
PRE 1900'S
ETCHED IRON BLADE
THIS
AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB
, AS WELL AS OTHER AFRICAN PRE 1900 ITEMS, WE WILL POST IN THE NEAR FUTURE
WERE GIFTED TO US BY A FRIEND
WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE 1980'S.
HIS FATHER
SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS DOING
MISSION WORK IN AFRICA,
MAINLY IN
FRENCH WEST AFRICA,
NIGERIA,
THE CONGO
,
BELGIAN CONGO
AND
ANGOLA
THIS
WAR AXE CLUB
MEASURES
16 1/4 INCHES LONG AND 8 INCHES WIDE AT THE HEAD
THESE WERE
USED
FOR
HUNTING, FIGHTING AND ALSO STATUS SYMBOLS
THE HANDLE, AT ONE TIME, HAD 2 OR 3 BANDS OF WIREWORK
BUT AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS, SOME OF THIS WIRE HAS SPRUNG AWAY FROM ITS' ORIGINAL POSITION
THE
BLADE
HAS
ETCHED DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES.
ONE SIDE
HAS
2 HUMAN STICK FIGURES
(SEE PHOTOS)
AND OTHER SIDE ALSO HAS ETCHED DESIGNS
THE BLADE IRON
GOES THROUGH THE DARK PART OF THE HEAD TO HELP IT STAY IN PLACE
THE
BOTTOM INCH
OF THE
HANDLE IS ALSO CARVED.
( SEE PHOTOS)
THIS ALONG WITH OTHER AFRICAN ITEMS WE WILL BE POSTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE WERE
MADE TO BE USED
AND
NOT
AS
SOUVENIRS.
WE KNOW
FOR SURE THAT
THIS WAS MADE BEFORE 1915
THE TWO  OF US SPENT SOME TIME STAYING WITH THE
MAASAI TRIBE
IN A
MAASAI VILLAGE
IN KENYA.
ONCE YOU SPEND TIME IN AFRICA WE FIND THAT AFRICA GETS "IN YOUR BLOOD"
SHIP TO
USA ONLY
NO
RETURNS
PAYPAL ONLY