Fragment of a Spear (eng'erempe or eremet)

1900s Overall: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.) Source image
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Masaai men of different ages use different styles of weapons. Though this example is incomplete, the long, flat blade indicates that it once belonged to a man whose age group was called moran (junior warrior). Held at the middle by the wood shaft, the weighty spear was balance...

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