Old Maasai Lion Spear
	Code: RACO001-5 Price: $699.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is an extremely well crafted Lion Spear that exhibits the traditional scale of these weapons. In Maasai culture, a young teenage boy must kill a lion in “spear to claw” combat as a rite of passage before he can become and adult Moran or warrior. This is a spectacular piece that is 69” overall, with a 35” top section and a 25” bottom metal spike. The shaft is a light in color, which indicates a Junior Moran or teenage Maasai owned this spear. The balance, scale, symmetry and detail indicate a Master Blacksmith made this wonderful weapon. We believe it is at least 100 years old and possibly older as it came out of a private collection that was filled with very old top shelf artifacts. Based on the age, it is very probable this weapon participated in the rite of passage of at least one and maybe several Maasai teenagers. This authentic African collectible would leave us all spellbound if it could talk.
Old Maasai Lion Spear
	Code: RACO001-6 Price: $699.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is an extremely well crafted Lion Spear that exhibits the traditional scale of these weapons. In Maasai culture, a young teenage boy must kill a lion in “spear to claw” combat as a rite of passage before he can become and adult Moran or warrior. This is a spectacular piece that is 67” overall, with a 36” top section and a 23” bottom metal spike. The shaft is a light in color, which indicates a Junior Moran or teenage Maasai owned this spear. The balance, scale, symmetry and detail indicate a Master Blacksmith made this wonderful weapon. We believe it is at least 100 years old and possibly older as it came out of a private collection that was filled with very old top shelf artifacts. Based on the age, it is very probable this weapon participated in the rite of passage of at least one and maybe several Maasai teenagers. This authentic African collectible would leave us all spellbound if it could talk.
Maasai Lion Spear
	Code: RACO001-4 Price: $499.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is one of the newer Lion Spears in our collection and although it is well made it does not have the textbook characteristics of an older one made by a real master. In Maasai culture, a young teenage boy must kill a lion in “spear to claw” combat as a rite of passage before he can become and adult Moran or warrior. This is a nice piece that is 70” overall, with a 32” top section and a 29” bottom metal spike. The shaft is a dark red, which indicates a Senior Moran or Adult Maasai Warrior owned this spear. We believe it is at least 50 years old as it came out of the estate of a gentleman who collected all types of primitive weapons. A very nice, authentic example of a Maasai Lion spear that is easily distinguidable from the inferior quality items made for the curio trade.
Swazi Spear
	Code: RACO001-10 Price: $399.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT Old piece covered with a rich dark patina. Overall length is 72” with a 14” iron top section featuring a 10” long beautifully made blade. Nice piece in great shape that looks to be at least fifty years old. Price above does not include S+H charges.
Congo Slavers Spear
	Code: RACO001-20 Price: $799.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This beautiful piece dates to the mid 1800’s and is over 7’ long with a finely forged head. The blade is leaf shaped and still exhibits the original fire blue finish with delicately figured patterns and bright edges. The haft is amazingly light, natural cane with an encrusted finish from years of use. They used a lightweight cane for the shaft to avoid fatigue on long marches. Slavers were the most prosperous of Africans and their weapons were among the finest available, often with embellishments to advertise their success. The only slavers spear we have come across in over two decades of collecting.
Maasai Pike
	Code: RACO001-21 Price: $599.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This spear came out of estate of a hunter who brought them back from the 1930’s so it is probably just less than 100 years old. Most likely came out of Tanzania as it was in a grouping with other Maasai weapons. It is 66”overall with a 10” blade that is 2” wide. The top metal portion is 16” overall and the bottom metal spike is 12”. This spear features excellent workmanship and a great patina on the red wood shaft with a drying split that runs almost its entire length. This is a unique Maasai piece that is much rarer than the lion spear that is this tribe’s signature weapon.
Kuba Spear
	Code: RACO001-22 Price: $549.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is a beautifully crafted spear from the Congo in excellent shape that has all the original adornments. We estimate it is approximately 100 years old. Measures 66” overall with a 14” leaf shaped blade and a 30” top metal section. Iron banding is intact on both sides of the expertly carved throwing bulb and the bottom spike measures 22”. A very well balanced piece made for someone of importance.
Kuba Spear
	Code: RACO001-23 Price: $549.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is a beautifully crafted spear from the Congo in excellent shape that has all the original adornments. We estimate it is approximately 100 years old. Measures 63” overall with a 14” leaf shaped blade and a 29” top metal section. Iron banding is intact on the top and bottom of the expertly carved throwing bulb detail near the bottom. This well-balanced piece is in excellent shape.
Kuba Spear
	Code: RACO001-24 Price: $549.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is a beautifully crafted spear from the Congo in excellent shape that has all the original adornments. We estimate it is approximately 100 years old. Measures 59” overall with a 14.5” leaf shaped blade and a 28” top metal section. Iron banding is intact on the bottom of the decorative accent. The absence of a throwing bulb and the 13” flat metal bottom metal (not a sharpened spike) indicates a high status individual owned this well-balanced and beautifully crafted piece that is in great shape.
Kuba Spear
	Code: RACO001-25 Price: $599.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is a beautifully crafted spear from the Congo in excellent shape that has all the original adornments. We estimate it is approximately 100 years old. Measures 58.5” overall with a 14.5” leaf shaped blade and a 29” top metal section. The metal section just under the blade has a “Barley Twist” as seen on much of the British Furniture of the period. Iron banding is intact on both sides of the expertly carved throwing bulb and the bottom spike measures 22.5”. This well-balanced piece exhibits excellent workmanship.
Kuba Spear
	Code: RACO001-26 Price: $649.00 Quantity in Basket: none
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT This is a beautifully crafted spear from the Congo of massive proportions that has all the original adornments. We estimate it is approximately 100 years old. Measures 64.5” overall with a 27.5” leaf shaped blade and a 32” top metal section. Iron banding is intact on the top and bottom. The iron bottom portion measures 10” with a 6” long leaf shape spear. It is unusual to find a piece with a blade this large in such great shape. This well-balanced piece exhibits excellent workmanship.